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

• The companies that control the US electric grid and transport network lack a business need to invest in safer infrastructure, experts say, and an attack on either could devastate the US economy.
  专家指出，控制着美国电网和运输网络的公司，都缺少投资建设更安全基础设施的商业需求，而只要其中任何一家受到攻击，都可能摧毁美国经济。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have some news that's probably gonna devastate you.
  有件事可能会影响到你的心情。
• 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？
• 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。
• At times, they devastate whole communities.
  有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。