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。