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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

      • 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。
      • 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。
      • At times, they devastate whole communities.
        有时候,龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Diseases such as HIV/ AIDS not only exacerbate malnutrition but can devastate labour, farm productivity and livelihoods.
        诸如艾滋病等疾病不仅让营养不良恶化,而且还可能破坏劳动、农场生产力和生计。
      • 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。
      • 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 is the Weapon Damage component of Devastate for our example tank.
        这就是样本坦克用于毁灭打击计算中的武器伤害。