devastates

英 [ˈdevəsteɪts]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪts]

v.  彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛
devastate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 毁坏;破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
  If somethingdevastatesan area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The advancement of history devastates traditional culture memories, while the local spatial imagination and identity has provided the effective resistance to the grand narrative of historical discourse, to a large extent.
  历史的发展以革新的姿态摧毁传统文化记忆，而本土空间想象和身份认同又在相当程度上有效抵抗了历史话语的宏大叙述。
• The crowding-out effect devastates not only individuals, but entire regions, that narrowly focus on profit margins.
  不仅对个人，而且对只狭隘地关注利润的地区，这种挤出效应会变得更具有破坏性。
• Stem rust is caused by a parasitic fungus and devastates crops.
  小麦秆锈病是由一种寄生真菌形成的，它会对作物造成伤害。
• According to the viewpoint of Center-Periphery theory, modern world economic system is unreasonable, which only benefits the developed countries while devastates the economic development of the developing countries.
  按照中心&外围理论的观点，由发达国家和发展中国家组成的现代国际经济体系是不合理的，它只有利于发达国家而损害发展中国家的经济发展。
• And just as it devastates Palestinian families, the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza does not serve Israel's security; neither does the continuing lack of opportunity in the West Bank.
  就像加沙地带摧毁巴勒斯坦居住区这样的人道主义危机并不能保证以色列的安全；同时巴勒斯坦西岸地区也不会永远没有和平的机会。
• And this devastates Katharine and also forges in her mind a resolve to stay childless.
  凯瑟琳受到了沉重的打击，并且坚定了她不要孩子的决心。
• Plague strikes faster, but it is what bacteriologists call a stealth infection – victims feel quite well while the illness silently devastates their bodies.
  鼠疫的发作要快得多，不过细菌学家称鼠疫为一种隐秘感染&在疾病悄悄吞噬身体之际，受害者却感觉良好。
• They provide members with the opportunity to either flourish or leave discouraged. We've all heard stories of the overly critical evaluation that devastates a speaker.
  我们都听过因过于挑剔的讲评价，结果毁了一个演说者的故事。
• While high winds and earthquakes tend to grab the headlines, it is flooding that most frequently devastates, as has been demonstrated by the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
  正如菲律宾最近的台风灾害所表明的那样，虽然强风和地震往往会占据新闻头条，但频繁带来破坏性后果的则是水灾。
• The moral case for transparency is that it is necessary if not sufficient to stop the theft and waste that devastates poor, resource-rich countries.
  就道德方面而言，改善透明度的理由是，为了制止将资源丰富的穷国压垮的盗窃和浪费行为，它即使不是充分条件，也是必要条件。