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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

      • At times, they devastate whole communities.
        有时候,龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。
      • Or what if I told you what I thought about you but would devastate you to hear?
        或者,如果我告诉你,我怎么想到你,但也会造成你听见了吗?
      • 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。
      • Devastate deals more damage ( and threat) as your gear improves.
        随着你的装备提升,毁灭打击产生更多的伤害和威胁值。
      • Scientists could breed those genes into domesticated rice in Africa where water shortages can devastate crops.
        科学家们可以将这些(有利的)基因转入家养水稻,比如非洲,那里的水资源匮乏经常导致颗粒无收。
      • Advanced technologies are potential threats to devastate the living environment.
        先进的技术是破坏生存环境的潜在因素。
      • Their next move was to found yet another start-up-this time, one that threatened to devastate the television industry.
        他们的下一步打算是创建一家新兴公司,而这一次,将可能摧毁电视产业。
      • 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。
      • 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。