devastate是什么意思

双语例句

(1)The nuclear bomb devastated the city.

核弹摧毁了这个城市。

(2)His career has devastated his mind and body.

他的事业摧残了他的身心。

(3)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。

(4)That terrible disaster devastates this small city.

那可怕的灾难摧毁了这座小城

(5)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。

(6)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。

(7)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。

(8)Devastate - Reduced to 50% of weapon damage from 80%.

毁灭打击-从80%减少到50%武器伤害。

(9)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。

(10)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。

(11)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。

(12)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。

同义词

vt. 毁灭；毁坏

同根词

词根 devastate

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

(2)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

近9年出现4次

重要程度: 4星

100%; vt 破坏; 毁坏

0%; vt 使震惊; 极为悲痛

考纲释义

( 1)vt. 破坏; 毁坏

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]

( 2)vt. 使震惊; 极为悲痛

必考派生词

devastation n. 荒废；毁坏；极度震惊或悲伤；蹂躏

(1)Oh, please, how could I possibly devastate Howard?

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