devastate

英['devəsteɪt] 美['devəsteɪt]
  • vt. 毁坏；使荒芜；使震惊
devastatingly devastation devastated devastated devastating devastates
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星级词汇:
  • devadasi n.(印度)神庙舞女(或妓女)

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 使荒芜，使荒凉，使荒废
    2. 毁坏，毁灭，摧毁，(彻底)破坏，蹂躏，劫掠
    3. 在感情上压垮 ，制服，压倒，使垮掉，使震惊，使不知所措，使陷于混乱
    4. 使成为废墟，夷为平地
    5. 使极为忧伤，使极为悲痛

英英释义

Verb:
  1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly;

    "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

  2. overwhelm or overpower;

    "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

双语例句

1. 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.

来自辞典例句

2. 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.

来自互联网

3. They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城.

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4. The Maoists, however, have done more to devastate schooling.
相对而言, 毛派份子对尼泊尔教育造成的伤害可能还是要大一些.

来自互联网

5. A fire or blood devastate and precious paper - historical documents completely.
一场大火或者一场洪水足以使珍贵的纸质资料全部摧毁.

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
      他们企图一举摧毁全城。
    2. Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO.
      我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。
    3. The country was devastated by a long war.
      该国因遭到长期战争的破坏而荒废。
    4. I was devastated by the news of the wreck.
      我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。

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develop devalue devastated economy
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