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单词 devastating
释义
Devastating
vverb.changecause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Synset:desolate devastate lay waste to ravage scourge waste
Examples:
  • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Derivationally Related Form:wasterdesolationravagingravagedevastationscourge
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:lay waste todestroy
Direct Hyponyms:ruin
Full Troponyms:ruin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeoverwhelm or overpower
Examples:
  • He was devastated by his grief when his son died
Derivationally Related Form:devastation
Hypernyms:overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
Inherited Hypernyms:devastateoverwhelmarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: devastate)
adj satadj.allmaking light of
Synset:annihilating withering
Examples:
  • afire with annihilating invective
  • a devastating portrait of human folly
  • to compliments inflated I've a withering reply - W.S.Gilbert
Antonyms:respectful
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilating
Similar to:disrespectful
adj satadj.allwreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Synset:annihilating annihilative withering
Examples:
  • possessing annihilative power
  • a devastating hurricane
  • the guns opened a withering fire
Antonyms:constructive
Derivationally Related Form:annihilate
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilative
Similar to:destructive
adj satadj.allphysically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
Synset:crushing
Examples:
  • a crushing blow
  • a crushing rejection
  • bone-crushing
Antonyms:constructive
Inherited Hypernyms:crushing
Similar to:destructive
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