| 单词 | devastate |
| 释义 | devastate /devəsteɪt/ [transitive] to completely destroy a place, area or building彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭◆the bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.那颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的大片地区。 ➡ see also devastating → disastrous ▸ devastation noun [uncountable] ◆the bomb caused widespread devastation.那颗炸弹造成了大面积的破坏。note 辨析 destroy or devastate? devastate is stronger than destroy, but is only used about places or buildings, not substances or objects. when used about people it has a different meaning. * devastate 比 destroy 语气更强烈，但仅指对场所或建筑物的毁坏，而非对物质或物品的毁坏。devastate 用于人时含义不同。devastate/ˈdevəsteɪt ||; ˈdɛvəsˌtet/verb[t] 1. to destroy sth or damage it badly 摧毁；破坏；蹂躏: ◇a land devastated by war 被战火蹂躏的国度 2. to make sb extremely upset and shocked 使悲伤；使震惊: ◇this tragedy has devastated the community. 这场悲剧使整个小区感到震惊。 ➔devastation /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn ||; ˌdɛvəsˈteʃən/ noun [u]: ◇a scene of total devastation 一片颓垣断壁的景象 devastatesee ⇨ destroy 1 dev·a·state /`dɛvəsˏtet; ˈdevəsteɪt/v [t]to damage a place very badly 严重毁坏，蹂躏:◇bombing raids devastated the city of dresden. 一次次空袭将德累斯顿炸为废墟。 |
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