ravages

英 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

n.  破坏; 损害; 毁坏
v.  毁坏; 损坏; 严重损害
ravage的第三人称单数

COCA.17348

牛津词典

noun

• 破坏；损害；毁坏
  the destruction caused by sth
  1. the ravages of war
     战争造成的灾难
  2. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time .
     她的容颜未能幸免于时间的摧残。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破坏；蹂躏；毁坏
  The ravages oftime, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
  1. Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
     卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
  2. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ravages of a cold, wet climate.
     耐寒抗湿的高科技草坪

双语例句

• Forget Thumper and Peter Rabbit& this is a plague that ravages gardens and pasture, denudes entire landscapes.
  这不是迪士尼小兔桑普，也不是彼得兔太太，这是一场毁坏菜园和牧场、吞噬整个地区的灾难。
• Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  求你救我的灵魂，脱离他们的残害，救我的生命，脱离少壮狮子。
• It is an industry that has suffered more than most from the ravages of global competition.
  这是一个深受全球竞争蹂躏的行业。
• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• Chinese villages live through the thick culture of thousands of years, and the ravages of modern China.
  中国乡村有跨越千年的厚重文化，又历经现代中国的摧残洗礼。
• The health of many millions of Africans has also improved, thanks in part to the wider distribution of mosquito nets and the gradual easing of the ravages of HIV/ AIDS.
  数以百万计的非洲人的身体健康同样得到改善，部分是由于蚊帐的广泛分发，以及艾滋造成的破坏慢慢减轻。
• Africa has yet to recover from the ravages of the slave trade or the subsequent era of colonization.
  非洲尚未从奴隶贸易的破坏中，或从其后的殖民时代恢复元气。
• Conversely, the sharp falls in overall brand value for some of the Western banks reflects the ravages of the credit crunch on their business rather than any issue with the brand.
  反过来，西方一些银行整体品牌价值的锐减反映出信贷紧缩对它们业务的破坏，而不是品牌本身的问题。
• The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
  该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
• In the last hundred years, the wind has worn the rocks away. as a result of the storm ravages the night before.
  在过去的一百年中，风剥蚀了这些岩石。