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
- 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。 - At times, they devastate whole communities.
有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。 - 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。 - 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。 - Or what if I told you what I thought about you but would devastate you to hear?
或者，如果我告诉你，我怎么想到你，但也会造成你听见了吗？ - Their next move was to found yet another start-up-this time, one that threatened to devastate the television industry.
他们的下一步打算是创建一家新兴公司，而这一次，将可能摧毁电视产业。 - 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； - 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。 - 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。 - 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。