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
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- 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。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
- 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.- 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。
- A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
英英释义
verb
- overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
双语例句
- 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。 - Thus says the Lord, Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the men of the east.
耶和华如此说、迦勒底人哪、起来上基达去、毁灭东方人。 - Any prolonged injury to Rooney or Saha, in particular, would devastate United.
任何一些有关鲁尼和萨哈的长期伤病都可能毁了曼联。 - HIV/ AIDS continues to devastate the WHO Africa Region, which has11% of the world's population but60% of the people living with HIV.
艾滋病毒/艾滋病继续蹂躏着世卫组织非洲区域，该区域的人口占世界人口的11%，但是60%的人感染了艾滋病毒。 - I have some news that's probably gonna devastate you.
有件事可能会影响到你的心情。 - This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north.
这年九月我被北方一个朋友邀请去遨游他的原野。 - Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis, which devastate coastal regions.
地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区的人和物。 - They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城。 - The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
潜行者专注于使用间谍，掩饰，和诡计去摧毁敌人。 - We will never break, though they devastate, we shall motivate.
我们永远不会打破，但他们摧毁，我们应鼓励。