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.
     这颗炸弹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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；