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

• 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。
• 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。
• Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
  对毁灭和最终厄运的预示。
• 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。
• After you see the devastation over there.
  你也看到那里的灾难了。
• 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。
• There is utter devastation across the delta: entire villages washed away;
  整个三角洲被完全摧毁了：所有的村庄被冲走；
• The awesome devastation caused by the tsunami made it one of history's worst disasters.
  这场海啸造成的破坏令人怵目惊心，可说是史上最严重的灾害之一。
• 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。