devastate

英 [ˈdevəsteɪt]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪt]

v. 彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛

过去分词：devastated　过去式：devastated　现在分词：devastating　第三人称单数：devastates　复数：devastates　

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牛津词典

verb

彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭
to completely destroy a place or an area
1. The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
  这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
使震惊；使极为忧伤；使极为悲痛
to make sb feel very shocked and sad

柯林斯词典

VERB 毁坏;破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
If somethingdevastatesan area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
1. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
  几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。

英英释义

verb

overwhelm or overpower
1. He was devastated by his grief when his son died
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonym:lay waste towastedesolateravagescourge

双语例句

Does Devastate generate more threat per hit than Sunder Armor?
查看关于毁灭打击产生额外威胁值的测试方法请看这里。
Devastate deals more damage ( and threat) as your gear improves.
随着你的装备提升，毁灭打击产生更多的伤害和威胁值。
Devastate damage ( and threat) benefits from damage-increasing talents.
毁灭打击产生的伤害和威胁值可以从增加伤害的天赋中受益。
Anything that you do would hurt somebody or devastate something.
无论做任何一件事，都会造成某部份人、事、物的伤害；
Would there ever be a situation where Devastate should be used even when Revenge is lit up?
那么当复仇可用的时候，我还应该使用毁灭打击吗？
The rally comes as the worst heat wave and drought in more than a century continues to devastate grain crops in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
小麦涨价之际，一个多世纪来最严重的炎热和干旱正继续摧毁俄罗斯、乌克兰和哈萨克斯坦的粮食作物。
But the side effects of these treatments can devastate a patient physically and emotionally.
但，上述治疗的副作用能够对患者的生理及心理造成严重的影响。
They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城。
Their next move was to found yet another start-up-this time, one that threatened to devastate the television industry.
他们的下一步打算是创建一家新兴公司，而这一次，将可能摧毁电视产业。
Or what if I told you what I thought about you but would devastate you to hear?
或者，如果我告诉你，我怎么想到你，但也会造成你听见了吗？