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
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- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
这颗***炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
- 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.- 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。
- A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
英英释义
verb
- overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
双语例句
- At times, they devastate whole communities.
有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
潜行者专注于使用间谍，掩饰，和诡计去摧毁敌人。 - 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。 - Or what if I told you what I thought about you but would devastate you to hear?
或者，如果我告诉你，我怎么想到你，但也会造成你听见了吗？ - But the side effects of these treatments can devastate a patient physically and emotionally.
但，上述治疗的副作用能够对患者的生理及心理造成严重的影响。