单词乎

devastate

音标['devәsteit]

汉语翻译

vt. 毁坏
【法】 使荒废, 毁灭, 掠夺

词型变化

名词:devastation 副词:devastatingly 动词过去式:devastated 过去分词:devastated 现在分词:devastating 第三人称单数:devastates 

英语解释

动词 devastate:

  1. devastate or ravage
    同义词:lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage, scourge
  2. overwhelm or overpower

例句

  1. She was devastated by his death.
    她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。
  2. I was devastated by the news of the wreck.
    我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。
  3. Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO.
    我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。

详细解释


dev.as.tate

v.tr.(及物动词)
dev.as.tat.ed,dev.as.tat.ing,dev.as.tates
To lay waste; destroy.
变成废墟,荒芜;破坏
To overwhelm; confound; stun:
推翻;挫败;打昏:
例句:
was devastated by the rude remark.
被粗鲁的言论搅昏了头


来源:
Latin v3st3re dôv3st3t-
拉丁语 v3st3re dôv3st3t-
- [de-]
- [前缀,表.离开.]
v3st3re [to lay waste] from v3stus [empty, desolate] * see eu- 2
v3st3re [使荒芜] 源自 v3stus [空,荒芜] *参见 eu- 2

【引伸】
dev.astat.ingly
adv.(副词)
dev.asta.tion
n.(名词)
dev.asta.tor
n.(名词)

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