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

• They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
  他们企图一举摧毁全城。
• 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。
• At times, they devastate whole communities.
  有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。
• Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.
  让我们下定决心，我们绝不会给我们的子孙后代留下一个海平面上升、饥荒蔓延、可怕风暴蹂躏我们家园的世界。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Would there ever be a situation where Devastate should be used even when Revenge is lit up?
  那么当复仇可用的时候，我还应该使用毁灭打击吗？
• 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。