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　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have some news that's probably gonna devastate you.
  有件事可能会影响到你的心情。
• 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。
• 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。