devastate

ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt
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Translation of devastate from English into Chinese

Verb

tr.
1.

general destruction

destroy or ruin something
毁灭 huǐmiè摧毁 cuīhuǐ
  • The hurricane devastated the coastal town.飓风摧毁了沿海小镇。
2.

emotional impact

cause intense grief or dismay
  • The news of the accident will devastate her family.事故的消息将使她的家人感到悲痛。
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Synonyms and analogies of devastate in English

Examples of devastate in a sentence

  • The news of his passing devastated her.
  • The sudden loss will devastate the community.
  • Hearing the truth might devastate him.

Translations of "devastate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
摧毁v. - cuī huǐ

Moving buzzers completely devastate the infantry they go through.

移动中的蜂群能够完全摧毁他们途经的步兵。

破坏v. - pòhuài

Pollution continues to devastate marine ecosystems around the globe.

污染正不断破坏全球的海洋生态系统。

毁灭v. - huǐ miè

Climate change will also devastate the other forms of life that share this planet with us.

气候变化还将毁灭与我们共享这个星球的其他生命形式。

毁掉v. - huǐ diào

The landslide's force was enough to devastate the mountain road completely.

这次山体滑坡的力量足以把那条山路彻底毁掉。

毁坏v. - huǐ huài

Guards tried to stop vandals who wanted to devastate the park.

守卫试图阻止那些想要毁坏公园的破坏者。

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Other translations for devastate:

  • 严重破坏v.

devastate: Examples and translations in context

A single suitcase bomb can devastate ten kilometers of a modern city.

一个单一的手提箱 炸弹可以摧毁... 十公里的一个现代化的城市。

Containing a disease or a terrorist threat by curtailing international travel or transport would devastate the world economy.

通过切断国际旅行或交通战胜一种疾病或恐怖威胁会摧毁世界经济。

Locusts can devastate crops and pastures.

蝗虫能够摧毁农作物和牧场。

It warned of huge storm surges that could devastate coastal villages and cities.

警报警告说,巨大的风暴潮可能会摧毁沿海的村庄和城市。

From those positions, they could devastate the entire surface of the planet.

从这些立场来看 它们可能会摧毁整个地球表面

Think of strokes that can devastate your mind or render you unconscious.

想想那些可以摧毁意识、 消除意识的中风

When banks fail, they devastate the economy.

一旦银行倒闭,它们就会摧毁经济。

The tornado managed to devastate several houses on the northern street.

龙卷风席卷而过,把北边街道上的好几栋房子都摧毁了。

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