单词 | devastate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | devastatedev‧a‧state /ˈdevəsteɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdevastate Verb TableOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin devastare, from vastare ‘to lay waste, destroy’VERB TABLE devastate
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► destroy Collocations to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired: · The earthquake almost completely destroyed the city.· The twin towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack. ► devastate to damage a large area very badly and destroy many things in it: · Allied bombings in 1943 devastated the city.· The country’s economy has been devastated by years of fighting. ► demolish to completely destroy a building, either deliberately or by accident: · The original 15th century house was demolished in Victorian times.· The plane crashed into a suburb of Paris, demolishing several buildings. ► flatten to destroy a building or town by knocking it down, bombing it etc, so that nothing is left standing: · The town centre was flattened by a 500 lb bomb. ► wreck to deliberately damage something very badly, especially a room or building: · The toilets had been wrecked by vandals.· They just wrecked the place. ► trash informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house etc: · Apparently, he trashed his hotel room while on drugs. ► obliterate formal to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains: · The nuclear blast obliterated most of Hiroshima. ► reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes to destroy a building or town completely: · The town was reduced to rubble in the First World War. ► ruin to spoil something completely, so that it cannot be used or enjoyed: · Fungus may ruin the crop.· The new houses will ruin the view. Longman Language Activatorto destroy an area or place► destroy to damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired: · The earthquake destroyed much of the city.· In Brazil the rainforests are gradually being destroyed.· The factory was almost completely destroyed by fire. ► devastate to cause so much damage over a large area that most of the buildings, trees, and crops there are destroyed: · A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.· The country has been devastated by floods.· Years of war have devastated this island nation. ► wreck to deliberately damage a building or room very badly: · He came home drunk again, threatening to wreck the apartment.· Bulldozers were brought in to wreck the tents and shacks that protesters had put up. ► be flattened if an area such as a town or forest is flattened all the buildings or trees there are destroyed by bombs, storms etc: · It will cost $400 million to rebuild the houses that were flattened in the fighting.be flattened by: · Thousands of miles of woodland were flattened by storms last month. ► obliterate to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains, and it is difficult to see or imagine what was once there: · Entire sections of the city were obliterated by the repeated bombing.· Frequent flooding eventually obliterated all traces of the community that used to live there. ► be ravaged by if a place or an area is ravaged by war, fire etc, it is very badly damaged and a lot of it is destroyed - used especially in newspapers and news reports: · The country has been ravaged by civil war for the last 10 years.· North Africa and the Middle East are regularly ravaged by plagues of locusts. ► reduce something to rubble/ashes etc to completely destroy a building: · Their new two-storey house had been reduced to ashes in the fire.· We won't stand by while developers reduce the historic remains of the city to rubble. ► trash informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house, etc: · Someone had broken in and trashed her apartment.· Band members have been accused of trashing their hotel rooms. when something is destroyed► destruction when something is destroyed: · The war caused widespread death and destruction.destruction of: · The destruction of forests for timber, fuel, and charcoal increased during the 18th century. ► devastation the result of an area being completely and violently destroyed: · Few buildings in the city had escaped devastation.utter devastation (=complete devastation): · The scene after the explosion was one of utter devastation. ► demolition the deliberate destruction of a building, because it is in bad condition or in order to build a new one: · The old factory will be knocked down by demolition experts.demolition of: · Building the new freeway is going to mean the demolition of an entire housing complex. ► be/lie in ruins if a town or building is in ruins or lies in ruins , it has been completely destroyed: · After the war entire neighborhoods lay in ruins.leave something in ruins: · Four days and nights of continuous bombing had left the city in ruins. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cruel/devastating/crushing blow Phrases (=extremely hard to bear)· Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father. ► a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage)· The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► absolutely· Female speaker I was absolutely devastated. ► more· Sanctions have proved more devastating than the war itself. ► most· The barrage was the most devastating in a series of recent rocket attacks on Kabul by the Western-backed mujahedin.· But homelessness has to be one of the most devastating experiences for a child.· You, then, should neutralize the Rita yourself -- with the most devastating weapon in your arsenal: pity. ► potentially· The potentially devastating impact of the decimation of many anti-poverty programs on recipients and on their children is explored.· Cantor was elated; a potentially devastating situation was about to be defused. ► so· When I arrived and was told he wasn't appearing I was so devastated.· We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced.· This is so devastating that you almost expect something initially.· So devastated was the site that it was afterward called Abrams Acres.· It was hard to imagine that a place with so much natural abundance had been so devastated in just a few years. ► when· I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we've started a relationship.· The whole family was devastated when they were taken.· He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time.· I loved Jeanne and I was devastated when she died.· Wickham had been proud of her, and was devastated when she said they should separate.· Of course, I was devastated when Bogie died. NOUN► area· In Assam four weeks of rain, ahead of the monsoon season, have devastated huge areas, making 5m people homeless. ► bomb· Then a bomb blast devastated the theatre and wiped away her smile of anticipation.· For comparison, the atomic bomb explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were about 20 kilotons each.· Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki. ► city· Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki.· Its implementation, he says, could be devastating to the city. ► death· True, Paula loved Hutchence, and true, she was utterly devastated by his death.· We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced. ► effect· The effect was devastating, seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.· But the effects can still be devastating. ► family· Before it was over I had devastated his family, disappointed him and further divided myself. ► life· For Marx, it was an increasingly devastating fact of capitalist life. ► news· Leslie was devastated by the news, having tried for a long time to have a baby.· Peter and Ann MacPherson were devastated by the news of their son's involvement in the killings. ► result· Torture and other forms of trauma often result in devastating long-term psychological effects.· He said the results were devastating.· But when she did apply the accelerator the results were simply devastating.· The result is a devastating detonation that completely destroys the rocket. ► world· And without it, a trade war could devastate already shaky world economies.· Instead of playing the fiddle, they could sip cocktails and play poker while nuclear war devastated the world outside their bunker. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something 1to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad: Rob was devastated by the news of her death.2to damage something very badly or completely: The city centre was devastated by the bomb.► see thesaurus at destroy—devastation /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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