ravages

英 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

n.  破坏; 损害; 毁坏
v.  毁坏; 损坏; 严重损害
ravage的第三人称单数

COCA.17348

牛津词典

noun

• 破坏；损害；毁坏
  the destruction caused by sth
  1. the ravages of war
     战争造成的灾难
  2. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time .
     她的容颜未能幸免于时间的摧残。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破坏；蹂躏；毁坏
  The ravages oftime, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
  1. Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
     卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
  2. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ravages of a cold, wet climate.
     耐寒抗湿的高科技草坪

双语例句

• I tell you truly, it is the same fire which destroys your foods and your bodies, even as the fire of malice, which ravages your thoughts, ravages your spirits.
  我真实地告诉你们，它与毁灭你们食物和身体的火是同一种火，甚至象毁坏你们思想的怨恨之火一样，毁坏你们的灵。
• A war that ravages our planet until it was consumed by death.
  战争在我们的星球横行，直到彻底毁灭了这个世界。
• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• In the last hundred years, the wind has worn the rocks away. as a result of the storm ravages the night before.
  在过去的一百年中，风剥蚀了这些岩石。
• These countries subsequently experienced rapid improvements in their trade balances and suffered much less from the ravages of the global contraction of the 1930s.
  后来，这些国家的贸易收支状况迅速改善，并且在上世纪30年代全球经济衰退期间，受到的冲击要小得多。
• This work, peculiar to the whole of Europe, effected more ravages in Germany than anywhere else.
  这部著作，风行于整个欧洲，在德国比在任何地方为害更烈。
• It is an industry that has suffered more than most from the ravages of global competition.
  这是一个深受全球竞争蹂躏的行业。
• Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  求你救我的灵魂，脱离他们的残害，救我的生命，脱离少壮狮子。
• It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time.
  任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。
• The ravages of time had spoilt her looks.
  岁月摧残了她的容貌。