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

• 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。
• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis, which devastate coastal regions.
  地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区的人和物。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Does Devastate generate more threat per hit than Sunder Armor?
  查看关于毁灭打击产生额外威胁值的测试方法请看这里。