ravage

ravage

wreak great destruction or devastation: ravage the enemy camp
Not to be confused with:ravish – abduct, rape, or carry away with emotion: ravish the young women

rav·age

R0058200 (răv′ĭj)v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr.1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.2. To pillage; sack: Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.v.intr. To wreak destruction.n.1. The act or practice of pillaging or destroying: the marauders' ravage of the village.2. a. Destruction, damage, or harm: The storm resulted in the ravage of the countryside.b. ravages Destructive or harmful effects: the ravages of disease.

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[French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish; see ravish.]

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rav′ag·er n.

ravage

(ˈrævɪdʒ) vbto cause extensive damage ton (often plural) destructive action: the ravages of time. [C17: from French, from Old French ravir to snatch away, ravish] ˈravagement n ˈravager n

rav•age

(ˈræv ɪdʒ)

v. -aged, -ag•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to damage or mar severely: a face ravaged by grief. v.i. 2. to do ruinous damage. n. 3. ruinous damage: the ravages of war. 4. devastating or destructive action. [1605–15; < French, Middle French ravir to ravish] rav′ag•er, n.

ravage

Past participle: ravaged
Gerund: ravaging

Imperative
ravage
ravage

Present
I ravage
you ravage
he/she/it ravages
we ravage
you ravage
they ravage

Preterite
I ravaged
you ravaged
he/she/it ravaged
we ravaged
you ravaged
they ravaged

Present Continuous
I am ravaging
you are ravaging
he/she/it is ravaging
we are ravaging
you are ravaging
they are ravaging

Present Perfect
I have ravaged
you have ravaged
he/she/it has ravaged
we have ravaged
you have ravaged
they have ravaged

Past Continuous
I was ravaging
you were ravaging
he/she/it was ravaging
we were ravaging
you were ravaging
they were ravaging

Past Perfect
I had ravaged
you had ravaged
he/she/it had ravaged
we had ravaged
you had ravaged
they had ravaged

Future
I will ravage
you will ravage
he/she/it will ravage
we will ravage
you will ravage
they will ravage

Future Perfect
I will have ravaged
you will have ravaged
he/she/it will have ravaged
we will have ravaged
you will have ravaged
they will have ravaged

Future Continuous
I will be ravaging
you will be ravaging
he/she/it will be ravaging
we will be ravaging
you will be ravaging
they will be ravaging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ravaging
you have been ravaging
he/she/it has been ravaging
we have been ravaging
you have been ravaging
they have been ravaging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ravaging
you will have been ravaging
he/she/it will have been ravaging
we will have been ravaging
you will have been ravaging
they will have been ravaging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ravaging
you had been ravaging
he/she/it had been ravaging
we had been ravaging
you had been ravaging
they had been ravaging

Conditional
I would ravage
you would ravage
he/she/it would ravage
we would ravage
you would ravage
they would ravage

Past Conditional
I would have ravaged
you would have ravaged
he/she/it would have ravaged
we would have ravaged
you would have ravaged
they would have ravaged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ravage - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"depredationplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onedemolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Verb	1.	ravage - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimesharryruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
	2.	ravage - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"devastate, lay waste to, scourge, desolate, wasteruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

ravage

verb1. destroy, ruin, devastate, wreck, shatter, gut, spoil, loot, demolish, plunder, desolate, sack, ransack, pillage, raze, lay waste, wreak havoc on, despoil, leave in ruins the soldiers had ravaged the villageplural noun1. damage, destruction, devastation, desolation, waste, ruin, havoc, demolition, plunder, pillage, depredation, ruination, rapine, spoliation the ravages of a cold, wet climate

ravage

verb1. To destroy completely as or as if by conquering:desolate, devastate, waste.Idiom: lay waste.2. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, sack, spoliate, strip.Archaic: harrow, spoil.

Translations

劫掠掠夺毁坏蹂躏

ravage

(ˈrӕvidʒ) verb (of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). 蹂躪，摧毀 蹂躏，劫掠，毁坏，掠夺