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单词 devastate
释义
devastate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈdev.ə.steɪt/us
/ˈdev.ə.steɪt/

devastateverb[T](DESTROY)

todestroyaplaceor thingcompletelyorcausegreatdamage
摧毁；毁灭
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Destroying and demolishing
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • apocalypse
  • bash
  • bash through (something)
  • be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • knock
  • sacrifice
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • takesomethingout
  • tear
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devastateverb[T](UPSET)

to make someonefeelveryshockedandupset
使极为震惊；使极为烦乱
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making people sad, shocked and upset
  • aback
  • amiss
  • appal
  • be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
  • bite
  • haunt
  • heartbreaker
  • heartbreakingly
  • hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
  • horrify
  • mess
  • nerve
  • sensitivity
  • shakesomeoneout ofsomething
  • shakesomeoneup
  • shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
  • shattering
  • shocker
  • tear
  • toxic
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(Definition ofdevastatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

devastate| American Dictionary

devastate
verb[T]
us
/ˈdev·əˌsteɪt/
tocausegreatdamageorsufferingto something or someone, or toviolentlydestroyaplace:
Waves ofcorporatedownsizinghave devastatedemployeemorale.
I was so devastated I wascryingconstantly.
Thetownwas devastated by ahurricanein 1928.

devastation

noun[U]us
/ˌdev·əˈsteɪ·ʃən/
Thetornadohas alreadyleftatrailof devastation through fourstatesfrom Nebraska to Missouri.
(Definition ofdevastatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdevastate

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In a series of devastating narrative accounts, survivor-heroes told their story about the terrible events of 1933-45.
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Farm facilities had been devastated, and fields and pastures had gone unattended, all of which created an atmosphere of desperation.
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Whereas the northern and eastern industrial areas experienced feverish activity, southern and central agrarian regions were devastated by depression, unemployment, and endemic poverty.
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The rebels enjoyed some significant early victories, but after a series of devastating defeats the movement lost its momentum.
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When first new drugs appear and spread in any society, there is a period of adaptation that can often be devastating.
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Another lesson is that fast economic growth combined with inadequate government policies can be as devastating for the environment as overpopulation and intense poverty.
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Only the great ports, devastated by the blockade, deviate from this pattern.
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Would a democratic federation of peoples have been more resistant to dismemberment at the end of a long and devastating war ?
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Ultimately, drug combinations that capitalise on more than one therapeutic strategy will constitute the most effective treatment for patients with these devastating illnesses.
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In one case, a meeting was held to discuss possible withdrawal of aggressive treatment on a patient neurologically devastated due to head trauma.
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The result of maternal emotional unavailability can be devastating to the infant and can serve as a significant early life stress.
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The loss of industry and public investment in these areas has been devastating and economic opportunity must be restored.
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10 dialogue from his favorite films or handily drop a line from one of them, to devastating or hilarious effect.
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His father, stepmother, and brothers were devastated by his drastic change of condition and feared for his life.
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Both are devastated and strongly suspect that their friends will know the reason why they will not be carrying out their much-discussed plans.
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