devastation
英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]
美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]
n. (尤指大面积的)毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
复数：devastations
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- The bomb caused widespread devastation.
炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- The bomb caused widespread devastation.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
Devastationis severe and widespread destruction or damage.- 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。
- A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
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
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- an event that results in total destruction
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- her departure left him in utter devastation
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
双语例句
- Reminding us that, even in the midst of utter devastation, miracles can happen.
这告诉我们，即使在惨祸中，也是可以发生奇迹的。 - 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。 - 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。 - This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。 - Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
对毁灭和最终厄运的预示。 - Why? I would go to meet the people there who have been afflicted by famine and devastation.
为什么？我要去探望受饥饿和劫掠困扰的伊拉克人民。 - After you see the devastation over there.
你也看到那里的灾难了。 - Victims of the earthquake, they were no stranger to devastation, destruction, and despair.
作为地震的受害者，他们对破坏、毁灭和绝望并不陌生。 - 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。 - Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。