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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• But the side effects of these treatments can devastate a patient physically and emotionally.
  但，上述治疗的副作用能够对患者的生理及心理造成严重的影响。
• The companies that control the US electric grid and transport network lack a business need to invest in safer infrastructure, experts say, and an attack on either could devastate the US economy.
  专家指出，控制着美国电网和运输网络的公司，都缺少投资建设更安全基础设施的商业需求，而只要其中任何一家受到攻击，都可能摧毁美国经济。
• Diseases such as HIV/ AIDS not only exacerbate malnutrition but can devastate labour, farm productivity and livelihoods.
  诸如艾滋病等疾病不仅让营养不良恶化，而且还可能破坏劳动、农场生产力和生计。
• International health security is the first line of defence against health shocks that can devastate people, societies and economies worldwide.
  国际卫生安全是针对可在全世界范围毁灭人类、社会和经济的卫生风险冲击提供的第一线防御。