devastation
英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn] 美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

n.

毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤；

英英释义

devastation[ ,devə'steiʃən ]

• n.
  • the state of being decayed or destroyed

    同义词：desolation

  • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

    "her departure left him in utter devastation"

  • an event that results in total destruction

    同义词：desolation

  • plundering with excessive damage and destruction

    同义词：ravaging

  • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

    同义词：destruction

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.
   炸弹造成大面积破坏。
2. But it can take years to recover from the devastation.
   可是，浩劫后的恢复工作却要历时数年。
3. Her departure left him in utter devastation.
   她的离开使他陷入了极度痛苦中。
4. The failure brought great devastation to Tom.
   这次失败使Tom感到极为痛苦。

权威例句

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Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
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Mycosphaerella graminicola: latent infection, crop devastation and genomics.
Whole World on Fire: Organizations, Knowledge, and Nuclear Weapons Devastation
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