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.
     ***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***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

• But it can take years to recover from the devastation.
  可是，大破坏后的恢复工作却需要花上数年。
• 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。
• It's a scene of complete devastation
  那是一副满目疮痍的景象。
• Unutterable destruction and devastation were wrought last autumn.
  去年秋天造成了无以言宣的破坏和毁灭。
• It has been a year of devastation for capital values.
  对资产价值来说，这是毁灭性的一年。
• 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。
• Reversing the devastation of our planet will require a massive international effort and vast sums of money.
  扭转对我们星球的破坏要求付出大规模的国际努力和巨额的金钱。
• 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。
• Why? I would go to meet the people there who have been afflicted by famine and devastation.
  为什么？我要去探望受饥饿和劫掠困扰的伊拉克人民。
• 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。