devastated

英 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

adj.  (极度)不安的，混乱的，震惊的
v.  彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛
devastate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：devastated　过去式：devastated　

Collins.1 / BNC.22171 / COCA.18664

牛津词典

adj.

• （极度）不安的，混乱的，震惊的
  extremely upset and shocked
  1. His family is absolutely devastated.
     他的一家感到极为震惊。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极为震惊难过的;非常伤心的
  If you aredevastatedby something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
  1. Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death...
     戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。
  2. Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
     特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。

双语例句

• Waves of earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the island and sent great waves over two thirds of Aryan.
  地震波和海啸摧毁了（奥戈）岛屿，并发出巨大的海浪淹没了雅利安的三分之二以上。
• Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death
  戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。
• We are devastated, shocked beyond belief
  我们极为震惊，无法相信所发生的一切。
• My friend's father and his family were devastated to learn that he indeed had pancreatic cancer.
  我朋友的父亲和他的家人非常悲伤的认识到他确实患了胰腺癌。
• The community here has been devastated by poverty and unemployment.
  这里的社区因贫穷和失业已经垮掉了。
• I lost and I was devastated.
  当时我输了，绝望无比。
• A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
  几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
• The invader devastated the whole town.
  入侵者蹂躏了整个城镇。
• The war devastated the economy and saddled the country with a huge foreign debt.
  战争拖垮了经济，使该国欠下了巨额外债。
• That year the country was visited by a great drought that devastated vast areas of farmland.
  那年该国大旱，赤地千里。