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　

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牛津词典

verb

• 彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭
  to completely destroy a place or an area
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• overwhelm or overpower
  1. He was devastated by his grief when his son died
• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
  Synonym:lay waste towastedesolateravagescourge

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At times, they devastate whole communities.
  有时候，龙卷风会毁灭整个社区。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rally comes as the worst heat wave and drought in more than a century continues to devastate grain crops in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
  小麦涨价之际，一个多世纪来最严重的炎热和干旱正继续摧毁俄罗斯、乌克兰和哈萨克斯坦的粮食作物。
• 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。
• Does Devastate generate more threat per hit than Sunder Armor?
  查看关于毁灭打击产生额外威胁值的测试方法请看这里。