音标:[ˈdevəˌsteɪts] ;
v. 彻底破坏( devastate的第三人称单数 ); 摧毁; 毁灭; 在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮
v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
v overwhelm or overpower

devastate的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.他们企图一举摧毁全城。
  2. Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO.我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。
  3. The country was devastated by a long war.该国因遭到长期战争的破坏而荒废。
  4. I was devastated by the news of the wreck.我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。

经典引文

  • France would have to rebuild all the areas devastated by war.

    出自:P. H. Gibbs
  • She probably died of heart disease. Dickens was devastated.

    出自:P. Rose
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