devastate
devastate 英 [ˈdevəsteɪt] 美 [ˈdɛvəˌstet]
vt. 毁灭；毁坏
进行时:devastating 过去式:devastated 过去分词:devastated 第三人称单数:devastates 名词复数:devastates
- If a storm devastates your town, it comes pretty close to destroying it. To devastate is to cause destruction to or overwhelm.
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- vt. 毁灭；毁坏
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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。
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2. It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
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3. I was devastated by the news of the crash.
我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。
- devastate (v.) 1630s, perhaps a back-formation from devastation. Apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from Middle French devaster. Related: devastated; devastating.
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