ravages

英 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

n.  破坏; 损害; 毁坏
v.  毁坏; 损坏; 严重损害
ravage的第三人称单数

COCA.17348

牛津词典

noun

• 破坏；损害；毁坏
  the destruction caused by sth
  1. the ravages of war
     战争造成的灾难
  2. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time .
     她的容颜未能幸免于时间的摧残。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破坏；蹂躏；毁坏
  The ravages oftime, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
  1. Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
     卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
  2. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ravages of a cold, wet climate.
     耐寒抗湿的高科技草坪

双语例句

• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time.
  任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。
• It is an industry that has suffered more than most from the ravages of global competition.
  这是一个深受全球竞争蹂躏的行业。
• Some of these genetic misprints are caused by outside agents, chemical or biological, especially in parts of the body the skin, the lungs and the digestive tract most exposed to the ravages of the world.
  其中一部分遗传错误是外部的化学或生物原因造成的，在皮肤、肺部和消化道等受外部世界荼毒最多的部位中尤其如此。
• It was infused with the empathy of one who appreciated all too well the rage of his audience, yet knew that if South Africa was somehow to emerge intact from the ravages of apartheid it had to be tamed.
  曼德拉的话充满体谅；他深知听众们的怒火，但他也明白：如果南非要安然无恙地从种族隔离的疮痍中走出，就必须要平抑这股怒火。
• Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
  卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
• According to Mustard, traces of any organisms that existed could still be found in the silica, which is non-porous and ideal for preserving fossil remains from the ravages of time and weather.
  马斯特说，硅石不具备渗入性，是保留化石遗迹免受时刻和天色摧残的理想物，所以曾经存在的生物痕迹仍然可能在硅石中找到。
• Why, for example, must millions of innocents suffer the ravages of disease and other natural disasters?
  例如，成千上万的无辜者为什么必须遭受疾病的折磨和自然灾害的蹂躏？
• The state could not protect its citizens from the ravages of inflation.
  国家无法使平民免受通货膨胀之害。
• Forget Thumper and Peter Rabbit& this is a plague that ravages gardens and pasture, denudes entire landscapes.
  这不是迪士尼小兔桑普，也不是彼得兔太太，这是一场毁坏菜园和牧场、吞噬整个地区的灾难。