Devastate
[ 'dɛvəstet ]
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vt. 破坏;毁灭;蹂躏;使荒废;
💡 词根助记
vast-, wast- 表”浪费,荒废”
📝 例句
They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
他们企图一举摧毁全城。
to devastate; to break
使垮掉
Any prolonged injury to Rooney or Saha, in particular, would devastate United.
任何一些有关鲁尼和萨哈的长期伤病都可能毁了曼联。
This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north.
这年九月我被北方一个朋友邀请去遨游他的原野。
The earthquake devastated a large part of the city.
地震毁坏了一大部分城市。
🌱 联想助记
de + waste 垃圾，荒芜，使成为废物，垃圾场；de 否定 + vast 巨大，大量→巨大的不好的力量是有毁坏力的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-vac-表示“空”
常见变体有-vast-、-van-、-void-
📖 牛津释义
devastate
v[Tn]
(a) completely destroy (sth); ruin 彻底毁坏（某事物）; 毁灭; 摧毁
a house devastated by a bomb 被炸弹炸毁的房子
War devastated the country. 战争摧毁了这个国家.
(b) (infml 口) shock (sb); overwhelm 令（某人）震惊; 使（某人）难以承受
She was devastated by his death. 她因他去世而悲痛欲绝.
I was devastated by the news of the crash. 我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊.
🔁 扩展释义
*['devәsteit]vt. 毁坏【法】 使荒废, 毁灭, 掠夺
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They are above average 85. I'm among the upper third of my class.
我的平均成绩在85分以上。我是全班第三名。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。
When they objected, they were killed.
他们反抗时就被杀害。