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
- 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。 - Advanced technologies are potential threats to devastate the living environment.
先进的技术是破坏生存环境的潜在因素。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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； - 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。 - They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城。 - At times, they devastate whole communities.
有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。 - Devastate damage ( and threat) benefits from damage-increasing talents.
毁灭打击产生的伤害和威胁值可以从增加伤害的天赋中受益。