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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

      • Any prolonged injury to Rooney or Saha, in particular, would devastate United.
        任何一些有关鲁尼和萨哈的长期伤病都可能毁了曼联。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
        他们企图一举摧毁全城。
      • 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?
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Anything that you do would hurt somebody or devastate something.
        无论做任何一件事,都会造成某部份人、事、物的伤害;
      • HIV/ AIDS continues to devastate the WHO Africa Region, which has11% of the world's population but60% of the people living with HIV.
        艾滋病毒/艾滋病继续蹂躏着世卫组织非洲区域,该区域的人口占世界人口的11%,但是60%的人感染了艾滋病毒。