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

• The true regeneration of devastated Docklands seemed like pie in the sky
  遭毁坏码头区的真正重建看起来希望渺茫。
• Tsunamis, caused by underwater earthquakes, have devastated many islands and destroyed entire towns.
  由海底火山爆发所引起的海啸也摧毁了许多岛屿和一座座城镇。
• 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。
• The invader devastated the whole town.
  入侵者蹂躏了整个城镇。
• 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。
• A long war devastated Europe.
  长期的战争破坏了欧洲。
• I was devastated when her words came true
  她的话应验了，我伤心欲绝。
• The floods and storms, which have no precedent in the recorded history, devastated the country.
  史无前例的洪水和暴风雪毁掉了这个国家。
• Other areas are to lose aid so that money can be reallocated to towns devastated by pit closures.
  将不再资助其他地区，以便资金可以重新分配给饱受矿井关闭影响的城镇。
• I was completely devastated but worse was yet to come when my daughter died in 1992.
  我完全绝望了，更糟的是1992年我女儿去世了。