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单词 lay something waste
释义
(idiom) 
Definition
to devastate or destroy
The war has laid waste large regions of the country.
Synonyms
devastate
A fire devastated large parts of the castle.
destroy
The building was completely destroyed.
ruin
Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.
spoil
It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
total (slang)
I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike.
sack
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
undo
Our hopes of a victory were undone by an error from the goalkeeper.
trash (slang)
Would they trash the place when the party was over?
ravage
Drought ravaged the area.
raze
Dozens of villages have been razed.
kennet (Australian, slang)
jeff (Australian, slang)
despoil
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
wreak havoc upon
depredate (rare)
rape
There is no guarantee that companies will not rape the environment.
pillage
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
See waste

Additional synonyms

in the sense of despoil
Definition
to plunder
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
Synonyms
plunder,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
devastate,
wreck,
rifle,
deprive,
loot,
trash (slang),
total (slang),
ravage,
dispossess,
pillage,
divest,
denude,
vandalize,
wreak havoc upon
in the sense of destroy
Definition
to ruin
The building was completely destroyed.
Synonyms
ruin,
smash,
crush,
waste,
devastate,
break down,
wreck,
shatter,
gut,
wipe out,
dispatch,
dismantle,
demolish,
trash (slang),
total (slang),
ravage,
slay (archaic, literary),
eradicate,
torpedo,
extinguish,
desolate,
annihilate,
put paid to,
raze,
blow to bits,
extirpate (archaic),
blow sky-high
in the sense of pillage
Definition
to steal property violently, often in war
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
Synonyms
plunder,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
spoil (archaic),
rifle,
loot,
ravage,
ransack,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
reive (dialect),
depredate (rare),
freeboot,
spoliate

Nearby words of
lay something waste

  • lay something on
  • lay something out
  • lay something up
  • lay something waste
  • layabout
  • layer
  • layman

Synonyms of 'lay something waste'

lay something waste

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rape
There is no guarantee that companies will not rape the environment.
Synonyms
pillage,
plunder,
ransack,
despoil (formal),
sack,
loot,
spoliate
in the sense of ravage
Definition
to cause extensive damage to
Drought ravaged the area.
Synonyms
destroy,
ruin,
devastate,
wreck,
shatter,
gut,
spoil,
loot,
demolish,
plunder,
desolate,
sack,
ransack,
pillage,
raze,
lay waste,
wreak havoc on,
despoil (formal),
leave in ruins
in the sense of raze
Definition
to destroy (buildings or a town) completely
Dozens of villages have been razed.
Synonyms
destroy,
level,
remove,
ruin,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
throw down,
bulldoze,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of ruin
Definition
to destroy or spoil completely
Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.
Synonyms
destroy,
devastate,
wreck,
trash (slang),
break,
total (slang),
defeat,
smash,
crush,
overwhelm,
shatter,
overturn,
overthrow,
bring down,
demolish,
raze,
lay waste,
lay in ruins,
wreak havoc upon,
bring to ruin,
bring to nothing,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of sack
Definition
to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city)
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
Synonyms
plunder,
loot,
pillage,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
raid,
ruin,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
demolish,
ravage,
lay waste,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
depredate (rare)
in the sense of spoil
Definition
to make (something) less valuable, beautiful, or useful
It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
Synonyms
ruin,
destroy,
wreck,
damage,
total (slang),
blow (slang),
injure,
upset,
harm,
mar,
scar,
undo,
trash (slang),
impair,
mess up,
blemish,
disfigure,
debase,
deface,
put a damper on,
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of total
I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike.
Synonyms
wreck,
crash,
destroy,
smash,
write off (British),
demolish,
prang (British, informal),
damage beyond repair,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of trash
Definition
to attack or destroy maliciously
Would they trash the place when the party was over?
Synonyms
wreck,
damage,
destroy,
ruin,
mar,
spoil,
deface,
vandalize,
total (informal),
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of undo
Definition
to cause the downfall of
Our hopes of a victory were undone by an error from the goalkeeper.
Synonyms
ruin,
defeat,
destroy,
wreck,
shatter,
upset,
mar,
undermine,
overturn,
quash,
subvert,
bring to naught
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