单词 | to lay waste |
释义 | to lay waste or lay waste (to) something phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] See full dictionary entry for waste If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it. The war has laid waste large regions of the countryside. ...cities laid waste by the decline of traditional industries. The aphid is now laying waste to the wheat and barley fields. Synonyms: devastate, destroy, ruin, spoil |
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