devastation
英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]
美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]
n. (尤指大面积的)毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
复数：devastations
Collins.1 / BNC.11134 / COCA.9119
牛津词典
noun
- （尤指大面积的）毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area- The bomb caused widespread devastation.
炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- The bomb caused widespread devastation.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
Devastationis severe and widespread destruction or damage.- A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
昨天一颗威力巨大的炸弹在贝尔法斯特市中心爆炸，引起一片混乱并造成严重破坏。
- A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
英英释义
noun
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- an event that results in total destruction
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- her departure left him in utter devastation
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
双语例句
- Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake
亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。 - This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。 - Behind these questions is for me a practical concern with the relentless devastation of the natural world.
这些问题背后是个现实的担忧，对自然世界无情的摧毁的担忧。 - Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。 - The receding waters left muddy devastation.
退去了的洪水留下了满地的泥泞和毁坏痕迹。 - The TV showed all sorts of devastation and landslides before showing footage of a family whose house was flooded.
电视里放映着各种毁坏和塌方的情景，然后镜头转向了被洪水冲垮了房子的一家人。 - These were aimed in the areas of what is now Greece and Turkey, and caused great devastation.
那些目标地区就是现在的希腊和土耳其，造成了极大的破坏。 - Unutterable destruction and devastation were wrought last autumn.
去年秋天造成了无以言宣的破坏和毁灭。 - But unjustified panic also causes devastation.
但没来由的恐慌也会造成破坏。 - Reversing the devastation of our planet will require a massive international effort and vast sums of money.
扭转对我们星球的破坏要求付出大规模的国际努力和巨额的金钱。