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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Yes, Michigan needs a touchdown.
是啊 Michigan队需要一次达阵得分。
Is it big or small, daddy?
爸爸，它是大的还是小的？
He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.
他也不说商店货物品种单调，以及那些每天不得不从乡下赶到城里工作的不幸的人们。