devastate

[US]/ˈdevəsteɪt/
[UK]/ˈdevəsteɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 毀壞;使荒蕪;壓垮情感或財務
Word Forms
第三人稱單數devastates
複數devastates
過去式devastated
過去分詞devastated
現在分詞devastating

Phrases & Collocations

utterly devastated

徹底摧毀

devastating impact

毀滅性影響

Example Sentences

the city was devastated by a huge earthquake.

該城市毀於一次大地震。

A long war devastated Europe.

長期的戰爭破壞了歐洲。

was devastated by the rude remark.

被粗魯的言論攪昏了頭

A storm devastated the island.

一場暴風雨使這個島遭到徹底破壞。

she was devastated by the loss of Damian.

失去達米安使她悲痛欲絕。

a whole town devastated by an earthquake;

地震所破壞的整個鎮子;

a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.

大風和海潮的同時降臨使沿海地區遭到嚴重破壞

In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.

1974年達爾文被熱帶氣旋特蕾西夷爲平地。

He was devastated by the rude remark.

他被粗魯的言論攪昏了頭。

I was devastated by the news of the crash.

我獲悉失事的消息感到十分震驚。

bad weather has devastated the tourist industry.

惡劣的天氣對旅遊業造成了嚴重破壞。

Sircana, a deputy and long-time Prodi confidante, said he had been devastated by the photo and called his behaviour "a moment of stupid curiosity" in a supposed transexual.

身爲國會議員兼普洛迪長期親信的瑟卡納說,他已因這張照片遭到嚴重的打擊,並表示他的行爲是出於對一名多半是變性者產生的愚蠢好奇心。

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