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

• The move shows that amid the ravages of a brutal downturn, labour representatives, who have traditionally prioritised wage negotiations, are prepared to explore unfamiliar territory.
  这一趋势表明，面对经济低迷的一派严酷景象，通常优先进行薪酬谈判的劳工代表，正准备探索一片陌生的领域。
• 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 play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
  该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
• Some of these genetic misprints are caused by outside agents, chemical or biological, especially in parts of the body the skin, the lungs and the digestive tract most exposed to the ravages of the world.
  其中一部分遗传错误是外部的化学或生物原因造成的，在皮肤、肺部和消化道等受外部世界荼毒最多的部位中尤其如此。
• When women and girls have access to proper health care, families are healthier and communities are less subject to the ravages of disease and hunger.
  当妇女和女孩得到充分的卫生保健时，家庭会更加健康，社区不太会遭受疾病和饥饿肆虐之害。
• 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。
• Why, for example, must millions of innocents suffer the ravages of disease and other natural disasters?
  例如，成千上万的无辜者为什么必须遭受疾病的折磨和自然灾害的蹂躏？
• 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。
• The state could not protect its citizens from the ravages of inflation.
  国家无法使平民免受通货膨胀之害。
• It was infused with the empathy of one who appreciated all too well the rage of his audience, yet knew that if South Africa was somehow to emerge intact from the ravages of apartheid it had to be tamed.
  曼德拉的话充满体谅；他深知听众们的怒火，但他也明白：如果南非要安然无恙地从种族隔离的疮痍中走出，就必须要平抑这股怒火。