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词典释义:
devastate
时间: 2023-08-10 14:24:09
四级六级雅思托福GRE
英 [ˈdevəsteɪt]
美 [ˈdevəsteɪt]

v. 摧毁;破坏;毁灭;使…震惊

双语例句
  • The nuclear bomb devastated the city.

    核弹摧毁了这个城市。

  • His career has devastated his mind and body.

    他的事业摧残了他的身心。

  • People are all devastated by the spreading bushfires in Australia.

    澳大利亚山火仍旧不断蔓延,人们都大为震惊。

  • That terrible disaster devastates this small city.

    那可怕的灾难摧毁了这座小城

  • If the rabbits got into a garden, they would devastate the vegetable patch in no time.

    如果兔子到花园里,它们马上就会破坏菜园。

  • These types of developments normally devastate a team's success.

    这样的发展往往会摧毁团队的成功。

  • The illness can lead to death and devastate families.

    这种疾病会导致死亡,并强烈打击病人的家属。

  • Devastate - Reduced to 50% of weapon damage from 80%.

    毁灭打击-从80%减少到50%武器伤害。

  • Moving buzzers completely devastate the infantry they go through.

    移动中得蜂群可以完全摧毁祂们途经得步兵。

  • The bugs could potentially devastate crops in warm southern states.

    这些臭虫有可能摧毁气候温暖的美国南方诸州作物。

  • As a result, they can devastate their competition in the marketplace.

    其行为的结果是,他们将能够击败市场中的竞争对手。

  • So a permanent shift toward smaller cars would devastate industry profits.

    因此,无止尽地向小型汽车转移可能会破坏汽车行业的利润。

近义词
同根词

词根 devastate

  • devastating adj. 毁灭性的;全然的 v. 摧毁(devastate的ing形式);毁坏

  • devastation n. 毁坏,荒废

释义
v.

destroy or ruin (something)

摧毁,破坏;毁灭

  • the city was devastated by a huge earthquake

    该城市毁于一次大地震

  • bad weather has devastated the tourist industry.

    恶劣的天气对旅游业造成了严重破坏。

cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief

使(某人)震惊(或极度悲伤)

  • she was devastated by the loss of Damian.

    失去达米安使她悲痛欲绝。

词源

"mid 17th cent.: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste', from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly' + vastare ‘lay waste’."

考纲分布

9年出现 4

重要程度
  • 100%

    vt 破坏; 毁坏

  • 0%

    vt 使震惊; 极为悲痛

考纲释义
  • vt. 破坏; 毁坏

    英文释义:

    真题例句:

    • Well, in this excerpt from your book, you argue that meat consumption and private transport are devastating the environment.

      嗯,在你书中的这段摘录中,你认为肉类消费和私人交通正在破坏环境。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • The unscrupulous (无所顾忌的) commodification of food and the destruction of foodstuffs will continue to devastate soils, livelihoods and ecologies.

      肆无忌惮的食品商品化和对食物的毁坏将继续破坏土壤、生计和生态。

      [2020年 CET6 阅读理解B]
    • The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by feeding on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks.

      这种昆虫也被称为番茄叶矿虫,它以水果为食,钻进植物茎杆活动,进而破坏农作物。

      [2017年 CET6 阅读理解A]
  • vt. 使震惊; 极为悲痛

    英文释义:

    真题例句:

必考派生词
  • devastationn. 荒废;毁坏;极度震惊或悲伤;蹂躏

  • Oh, please, how could I possibly devastate Howard?

    请问,我怎么可能把霍华德弄崩溃?

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

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