The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒威胁着该大陆人口数量。

Keep in mind: at the start of this century, many experts predicted that AIDS would depopulate the African region, raising the prospect of state failure in the hardest-hit places.

要知道，本世纪之初时，许多专家曾预言艾滋病将使非洲区域人口减少，并指出受影响最严重地区的国家将面临失败的前景。

Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.

一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing , lest he depopulate the country.

国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课, 以避免其哲学使国家人口下降. )

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。