| 单词 | devastate |
| 释义 | dev·a·state /ˈdevəsteɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 SAD/UNHAPPYSHOCKto make someone feel extremely shocked and sad 令〔某人〕极度震惊；使〔某人〕伤心欲绝 Rob was devastated by the news of her death. 罗布听到她死去的消息悲痛欲绝。2 DESTROYto damage something very badly or completely 严重破坏，彻底破坏，摧毁 The city centre was devastated by the bomb. 市中心被这枚炸弹摧毁了。► see thesaurus at destroy —devastation /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdevastate• The small, thriving community has been devastated.• The country has been devastated by floods.• This second attack has just devastated him.• Her mother's early death from cancer devastated Lianne.• Bombing raids devastated the city of Dresden.• A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.• Years of war have devastated this island nation.Origin devastate (1600-1700) Latin devastare, from vastare “to lay waste, destroy”dev·a·state verbChineseSyllable to shocked and Corpus sad someone extremely make feel |
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