| 单词 | ravaged |
| 释义 | ravaged (once / 2431 pages) adj When something is ravaged, it's ruined. A terrible fire could leave behind nothing but the ravaged remains of your house and possessions. Use the adjective ravaged when you describe something that's been wrecked, especially in a violent way. War tends to leave ravaged cities behind, and even a high wind can result in a ravaged back yard, strewn with tree branches. The French root of ravaged is ravager, "lay waste or devastate," which comes from the Old French ravage, "destroy," or most commonly, "destroy by flood." WORD FAMILYravage: ravaged, ravages, ravaging+/ravaging: ravagings USAGE EXAMPLESScientists associated tau buildup with Alzheimer’s, but that disease ravaged the elderly. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) She and her siblings and mother built a house by hand after a hurricane ravaged their home and the children’s father withdrew support. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Russia and Turkey vowed not to let the assassination derail their newfound cooperation on Syria, ravaged by six years of brutal strife. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) adj having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence Syn despoiled, pillaged, raped, sacked destroyed spoiled or ruined or demolished |
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