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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

      • 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。
      • Devastate damage ( and threat) benefits from damage-increasing talents.
        毁灭打击产生的伤害和威胁值可以从增加伤害的天赋中受益。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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;
      • 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。
      • I have some news that's probably gonna devastate you.
        有件事可能会影响到你的心情。
      • 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。