devastate
英 /ˈdevəsteɪt/ 美 /ˈdevəsteɪt/
- v. 严重破坏；摧毁To cause very severe damage to a place or thing
- v. 使极度悲痛；使震惊To make someone feel extremely upset or shocked
The storm devastated the village, leaving many homes damaged.
暴风雨重创了村庄，许多房屋受损。
Prolonged droughts can devastate agricultural communities by destroying crops and reducing the income available to farming households.
长期干旱会毁坏庄稼、减少农户收入，给农业社区带来沉重打击。
搭配
devastate a region 重创一个地区devastate the economy 严重破坏经济feel devastated 感到悲痛欲绝devastating impact 毁灭性的影响
辨析提示
比damage程度重；也可指使人精神上受到重创。
词族
devastation (n.)、devastating (adj.)、devastated (adj.)
近义 destroy、ravage
相关词
- devastating 毁灭性的；破坏极大的
- adverse 不利的；有害的；恶劣的
- vegetation 植被；植物群
- degrade 使恶化；降低质量
- irrigate 灌溉
- submerge 浸没；潜入水中；淹没
- tract 大片土地；地带
- finite 有限的
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