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单词 devastation
释义
devastation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdev.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdev.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/

devastationnoun[U](DAMAGE)

damageanddestruction:
毁灭，极大的破坏
Ifdiseaseisallowedtospread, it willcausewidespreaddevastation.如果疾病蔓延开来，将造成大范围的灾难性后果。
Thestormleftbehind it atrailofdevastation.风暴过后留下一片狼藉。
Synonyms
depredationformal
desolation(EMPTINESS)
destruction
ruin
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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Sadness and regret

devastationnoun[U](STRONG FEELING)

feelingveryshockedorupset:
极度惊骇；（感情上的）重创
She had alookofutterdevastation on herface.她脸上显出一副受到沉重打击的样子。
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
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Sadness and regret
(Definition ofdevastationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdevastation

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There can be no one in any country who, voluntarily, would commit his nation to the devastations of a nuclear war.
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As a result of those devastations, many fell into disrepair or were abandoned.
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The social devastations of the 18th and 19th centuries saw the gradual emergence of various similar congregations of men, dedicated primarily to education.
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The massive devastations of inhabited areas of course also included church buildings and other church-owned real estate.
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From thedevastationand despair of losing a relative or a friend, the affirmation of life begins with simple acts ofkindness.
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Despite its numerous devastations, the medieval city's layout has been largely preserved.
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The church and the monastery did not avoid the devastations of history.
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The central political purpose of conventional warfare is to wreak as muchdevastationas possible to force opponents to submit.
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One poem reveals thedevastationthat follows when a love affair goes bad and a woman feels herself forsaken.
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Firstly, the scale ofdevastationcannot be understood by considering the events of the years immediately preceding the famine.
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The earthquake alone caused substantial damage, but what followed wrought even greaterdevastationand suffering.
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The devastations of the war resulted in a severe population drop: only 30 inhabitants remained.
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The line of moving bodies speaks of thedevastationof war which is not paid for by military systems, but by people.
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The atom could be a source not only ofdevastationbut also of inspiration.
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The resulting physicaldevastationof a city and the psychological weakening of a population, however, also present opportunities.
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