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devastate

英 [ˈdevəsteɪt]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪt]

v.  彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛

过去分词:devastated 过去式:devastated 现在分词:devastating 第三人称单数:devastates 复数:devastates 

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Collins.1 / BNC.7732 / COCA.6414

牛津词典

    verb

    • 彻底破坏;摧毁;毁灭
      to completely destroy a place or an area
      1. The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
        这颗***炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
    • 使震惊;使极为忧伤;使极为悲痛
      to make sb feel very shocked and sad

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 毁坏;破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
        If somethingdevastatesan area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
        1. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
          几天前,温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。

      英英释义

      verb

      • overwhelm or overpower
        1. He was devastated by his grief when his son died
      • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
        1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
        Synonym:lay waste towastedesolateravagescourge

      双语例句

      • Oil spills devastate the natural environment, endanger public health, imperil drinking water and disrupt the economy.
        石油泄漏破坏自然环境,危害公众健康,污染饮用水且扰乱经济。
      • The rally comes as the worst heat wave and drought in more than a century continues to devastate grain crops in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
        小麦涨价之际,一个多世纪来最严重的炎热和干旱正继续摧毁俄罗斯、乌克兰和哈萨克斯坦的粮食作物。
      • The companies that control the US electric grid and transport network lack a business need to invest in safer infrastructure, experts say, and an attack on either could devastate the US economy.
        专家指出,控制着美国电网和运输网络的公司,都缺少投资建设更安全基础设施的商业需求,而只要其中任何一家受到攻击,都可能摧毁美国经济。
      • This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north.
        这年九月我被北方一个朋友邀请去遨游他的原野。
      • Thus says the Lord, Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the men of the east.
        耶和华如此说、迦勒底人哪、起来上基达去、毁灭东方人。
      • The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
        潜行者专注于使用间谍,掩饰,和诡计去摧毁敌人。
      • A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
        几天前,温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
      • But the side effects of these treatments can devastate a patient physically and emotionally.
        但,上述治疗的副作用能够对患者的生理及心理造成严重的影响。
      • International health security is the first line of defence against health shocks that can devastate people, societies and economies worldwide.
        国际卫生安全是针对可在全世界范围毁灭人类、社会和经济的卫生风险冲击提供的第一线防御。
      • They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
        他们企图一举摧毁全城。