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

But unjustified panic also causes devastation.
但没来由的恐慌也会造成破坏。
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。
While Soviet policies caused huge devastation to Mongolian society, Mongolians also remember centuries of conflict with China.
前苏联的政策对蒙古社会造成了巨大破坏，但蒙古人也没有忘记与中国长达数个世纪的冲突。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake
亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。
It was amidst this devastation that I developed a deep respect for life and those who work to preserve it.
就是在这样的毁灭中，我学会了尊重生命和那些为了保护它而工作的人们。