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。 - But it can take years to recover from the devastation.
可是，大破坏后的恢复工作却需要花上数年。 - There is no doubt that the war will cause widespread devastation and human suffering.
毫无疑问战争将造成广泛的破坏和人的苦难。 - This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。 - The TV showed all sorts of devastation and landslides before showing footage of a family whose house was flooded.
电视里放映着各种毁坏和塌方的情景，然后镜头转向了被洪水冲垮了房子的一家人。 - The awesome devastation caused by the tsunami made it one of history's worst disasters.
这场海啸造成的破坏令人怵目惊心，可说是史上最严重的灾害之一。 - These were aimed in the areas of what is now Greece and Turkey, and caused great devastation.
那些目标地区就是现在的希腊和土耳其，造成了极大的破坏。 - Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
对毁灭和最终厄运的预示。 - Avian flu, the appetite for clean energy and the devastation of natural disasters know no borders.
禽流感、对清洁能源的需求、自然灾害的毁灭性影响都是不分国界的。 - Protesters say the austerity package will bring poverty and devastation to the debt-stricken nation.
抗议者表示，紧缩方案将给受债务重创的国家带来贫穷和破坏。