devastation

英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

n.  (尤指大面积的)毁灭，破坏，蹂躏

复数：devastations　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.11134 / COCA.9119

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指大面积的）毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
  great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area
  1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.
     炸弹造成大面积破坏。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
  Devastationis severe and widespread destruction or damage.
  1. A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
     昨天一颗威力巨大的炸弹在贝尔法斯特市中心爆炸，引起一片混乱并造成严重破坏。

英英释义

noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
  Synonym:destruction
• plundering with excessive damage and destruction
  Synonym:ravaging
• an event that results in total destruction
  Synonym:desolation
• the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
  1. her departure left him in utter devastation
• the state of being decayed or destroyed
  Synonym:desolation

双语例句

• Central Europe recovered steadily from the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
  中欧已从三十年战争的废墟中稳步地恢复过来了。
• There is no doubt that the war will cause widespread devastation and human suffering.
  毫无疑问战争将造成广泛的破坏和人的苦难。
• Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
  灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。
• There is utter devastation across the delta: entire villages washed away;
  整个三角洲被完全摧毁了：所有的村庄被冲走；
• Avian flu, the appetite for clean energy and the devastation of natural disasters know no borders.
  禽流感、对清洁能源的需求、自然灾害的毁灭性影响都是不分国界的。
• Protesters say the austerity package will bring poverty and devastation to the debt-stricken nation.
  抗议者表示，紧缩方案将给受债务重创的国家带来贫穷和破坏。
• Behind these questions is for me a practical concern with the relentless devastation of the natural world.
  这些问题背后是个现实的担忧，对自然世界无情的摧毁的担忧。
• The receding waters left muddy devastation.
  退去了的洪水留下了满地的泥泞和毁坏痕迹。
• When US and UK forces invaded Iraq the images I saw of the devastation were deeply painful.
  美英军队入侵伊拉克时，我看到的毁灭性景象，令我深感痛苦。
• The TV showed all sorts of devastation and landslides before showing footage of a family whose house was flooded.
  电视里放映着各种毁坏和塌方的情景，然后镜头转向了被洪水冲垮了房子的一家人。