war-ravaged
adjective
uk/ˈwɔːˌræv.ɪdʒd/us/ˈwɔːˌræv.ɪdʒd/→war-torn
（同 war-torn）Examplesofwar-ravaged
war-ravaged
Somewar-ravagedcountries are reluctant to ratify the international conventions, because of the strategic military and political benefits of recruiting children in armed conflicts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A political solution to the problems of this miserable andwar-ravagedcountry must be found.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It will increase the fatalities in thatwar-ravagedarea.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I had the awful privilege—if it is a privilege—of travelling amongst thewar-ravagedcountries after the last war on relief work.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They have come from awar-ravagedcountry where their parents or friends have thought the best thing to do is to get them on a plane to some safer place.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The new government focused on relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of the country'swar-ravagedeconomy and society.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reconstruction of thewar-ravagedcountry was slow and serious humanitarian and economic problems confronted the communist regime.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The building had deteriorated and was described as like something from awar-ravagedland.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its major food producing regions had beenwar-ravagedor occupied.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- shut-sb-out
- shut sb/sth in (sth)
- shut-sb-sth-in-sth
- shut sb/sth out
- shut-sb-sth-out
- shut sb/sth up
- shut-sb-sth-up
- shut (sb) up
- shut-sb-up
- shut someone away
- shut someone/something in (something)
- shut someone/something out
- shut (someone) up
- shut (something) down
- shut (something) off
- shut sth away
- shut-sth-away
- shut (sth) down
- shut-sth-down
- shut sth in sth
- shut-sth-in-sth
- shut (sth) off
- shut-sth-off
- shut sth out
- shut-sth-out