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.
这颗炸弹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
- I have some news that's probably gonna devastate you.
有件事可能会影响到你的心情。 - They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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； - 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？