| 单词 | devastation |
| 释义 | devastation (devəsteɪʃən ) uncountable noun Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage. A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the city yesterday. Synonyms: destruction, ruin, havoc, ravages Collocations: devastation of war Two of the places are redolent with the misery and devastation of war. The Sun But the act of playing and watching football, along with enjoying the many other gifts of life, rebukes the devastation of war. Times, Sunday Times The foulness of the trenches and the devastation of war are evoked via visceral, moving vignettes. Times, Sunday Times Before that, there was the physical devastation of war to clear up. Times, Sunday Times Agriculture was at last allowed to recover from the devastation of war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He thinks 'economic devastation' could serve some good. Times, Sunday Times Amid the economic devastation that followed, millions of people received no pay rise in real terms for years. Times, Sunday Times As for all those experts who said we'd face economic devastation if we didn't join the euro... how wrong were they? Times, Sunday Times What are longer-term health consequences that might arise from a protracted lockdown and the economic devastation that would follow? Times,Sunday Times Economic devastation and social change, the show will suggest, gave rise to an era of vital creativity. Times, Sunday Times For parents, too, there's the risk of emotional devastation — for, by the end, there's no doubt of the message. Times, Sunday Times Given that these kits are easy to come by, relatively cheap and even given as gifts, the stories of shock and emotional devastation are growing. Times, Sunday Times Their arrangement of the title track a traditional song about the emotional devastation wrought by press gangs brilliantly encapsulates the story's fraught desperation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rebranding of tar sands as 'oil sands', which sound cleaner, cannot mask the environmental devastation that will be wreaked if drilling continues. Times, Sunday Times Impact can certainly influence evolution, but meteorites have only one tool at their disposal: environmental devastation. The Times Literary Supplement In 2013, however, a delegation of visiting scientists, reported major environmental devastation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He extrapolates on current trends concerning the blurring of technology with biology, and environmental devastation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of those facing threats are ordinary people opposing land grabs, mining operations and the industrial timber trade, often forced from their homes and severely threatened by environmental devastation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's bad enough to have to leave your home and deal with the flood devastation without then having your home ransacked. The Sun If a lavish representation of acute poverty doesn't make you uncomfortable, the video sequence of flood devastation should do it. Times, Sunday Times The flood devastation was particularly widespread since the region had few or no levees at the time, so the waters were able to spread far from the normal banks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The massive devastation of farmland and crops has raised fears of famine. Times, Sunday Times They estimate that the tsunami will have waves possibly 160ft 0 or higher causing massive devastation along the coastlines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The river was used to flood the city's walls, causing massive devastation to the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 War can create markets that would not otherwise exist by wreaking massive devastation on a society, which then requires reconstruction! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The surrounding region suffered massive devastation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have almost total devastation in the park. The Sun He said that officers, who arrived within two minutes, found a 'scene of total devastation'. Times, Sunday Times Nothing can take away the total devastation and pain we feel. Times, Sunday Times There was total devastation and a strong smell of gas. The Sun It was a scene of total devastation. The Sun And then when we lost, that utter devastation. Times, Sunday Times To get a sense of the utter devastation wreaked that morning, one fact alone suffices. Times, Sunday Times As they wade through the shards of glass and twisted metal, the rest of the roof caves in, causing utter devastation! The Sun As the water started coming in, he looked down at the farm below and saw a scene of utter devastation. Times, Sunday Times We tolerate the utter devastation of the seabed by nets and dredges, increasingly assisted by powerful engines, synthetic materials, sonar and electronics. Times, Sunday Times A powerful eruption would cause widespread devastation and could cover thousands of square kilometres in volcanic ash, he said. Times, Sunday Times The skies turned a surreal purple colour, an apocalyptic sight that warned of the terrible storm, which caused widespread devastation. Times,Sunday Times The new disease that threatens ash trees would cause widespread devastation if it took hold and spread. Times, Sunday Times Their removal was hampered by the widespread devastation caused by the quake. The Sun Thousands of homes were destroyed in these two latter campaigns, causing widespread devastation (estimated in the billions of dollars), and leaving behind mountains of rubble and terrible human pain. The Times Literary Supplement About to wreak devastation on all the clans, she has a shocking secret. Times, Sunday Times This was one of those force of nature days when power, brutality and a terrible beauty wreak devastation. Times, Sunday Times But 24 minutes later, while they had begun evacuating nearby homes, a phenomenal explosion ripped the plant apart and wreaked devastation across five blocks of the low-rise city. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 毁坏 Japanese: 壊滅 |
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