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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

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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.
        这颗炸弹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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Devastate damage ( and threat) benefits from damage-increasing talents.
        毁灭打击产生的伤害和威胁值可以从增加伤害的天赋中受益。
      • We will never break, though they devastate, we shall motivate.
        我们永远不会打破,但他们摧毁,我们应鼓励。
      • A virulent wheat disease now on the move from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula could devastate world wheat crops and threaten food security, warn scientists.
        科学家们警告说,一种严重的小麦疾病现在从非洲传播到了阿拉伯半岛,它可能破坏全世界的小麦作物并威胁粮食安全。
      • Diseases such as HIV/ AIDS not only exacerbate malnutrition but can devastate labour, farm productivity and livelihoods.
        诸如艾滋病等疾病不仅让营养不良恶化,而且还可能破坏劳动、农场生产力和生计。
      • At times, they devastate whole communities.
        有时候,龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。
      • Martin Wolf described banking as "virtually the only business able to devastate entire economies".
        马丁•沃尔夫(MartinWolf)将银行业形容为实质上是唯一能够拖垮整个经济的行业。