devastation

英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

n.  (尤指大面积的)毁灭，破坏，蹂躏

复数：devastations　

TOEFL

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
  1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.
     炸弹造成大面积破坏。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
  Devastationis severe and widespread destruction or damage.
  1. 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。

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
  Synonym:destruction
• plundering with excessive damage and destruction
  Synonym:ravaging
• an event that results in total destruction
  Synonym:desolation
• the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
  1. her departure left him in utter devastation
• the state of being decayed or destroyed
  Synonym:desolation

双语例句

• Protesters say the austerity package will bring poverty and devastation to the debt-stricken nation.
  抗议者表示，紧缩方案将给受债务重创的国家带来贫穷和破坏。
• This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
  这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。
• It was amidst this devastation that I developed a deep respect for life and those who work to preserve it.
  就是在这样的毁灭中，我学会了尊重生命和那些为了保护它而工作的人们。
• 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。
• Victims of the earthquake, they were no stranger to devastation, destruction, and despair.
  作为地震的受害者，他们对破坏、毁灭和绝望并不陌生。
• When US and UK forces invaded Iraq the images I saw of the devastation were deeply painful.
  美英军队入侵伊拉克时，我看到的毁灭性景象，令我深感痛苦。
• 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。
• Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
  对毁灭和最终厄运的预示。
• Central Europe recovered steadily from the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
  中欧已从三十年战争的废墟中稳步地恢复过来了。
• The awesome devastation caused by the tsunami made it one of history's worst disasters.
  这场海啸造成的破坏令人怵目惊心，可说是史上最严重的灾害之一。