devastated

英 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

adj.  (极度)不安的，混乱的，震惊的
v.  彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛
devastate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：devastated　过去式：devastated　

Collins.1 / BNC.22171 / COCA.18664

牛津词典

adj.

• （极度）不安的，混乱的，震惊的
  extremely upset and shocked
  1. His family is absolutely devastated.
     他的一家感到极为震惊。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极为震惊难过的;非常伤心的
  If you aredevastatedby something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
  1. Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death...
     戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。
  2. Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
     特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。

双语例句

• I was completely devastated but worse was yet to come when my daughter died in 1992.
  我完全绝望了，更糟的是1992年我女儿去世了。
• I lost and I was devastated.
  当时我输了，绝望无比。
• I was devastated, she said, adding, I got bad advice.
  我崩溃了，她说，并补充道，我得到坏的建议。
• A long war devastated Europe.
  长期的战争破坏了欧洲。
• I feel simply too devastated for words.
  我惊愕万分，不知说什么好。
• We are devastated, shocked beyond belief
  我们极为震惊，无法相信所发生的一切。
• 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。
• In Kenya one of the worst droughts in living memory devastated Maasai livestock and livelihoods.
  在肯尼亚，人们记忆中最严重的干旱毁灭了玛赛人的家畜，同样也毁灭了他们的生活。
• That year the country was visited by a great drought that devastated vast areas of farmland.
  那年该国大旱，赤地千里。
• Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
  特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。