devastation

美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]
  • n.(尤指大面积的)破坏;毁灭;蹂躏
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noun

U(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。

devastation

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    N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏,破坏
    Devastation is 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。

noun

1
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Synonym: destruction
2
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
Synonym: ravaging
3
an event that results in total destruction
Synonym: desolation
4
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
her departure left him in utter devastation
5
the state of being decayed or destroyed
Synonym: desolation

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  1. It has been a year of devastation for capital values .

    对资产价值来说,这是毁灭性的一年。

  2. However this amount of rain and devastation is even more unexpected .

    然而这么大量的降雨和毁灭性的破坏还是太出人意料了。

  3. The President visited the area to see the devastation at first hand .

    总统亲临该地区视察受损情况。

  4. The bomb caused widespread devastation .

    炸弹造成大面积破坏。

  5. It 's a scene of complete devastation

    那是一副满目疮痍的景象。

  6. Adam stumbles on , leaving a trail of devastation in his wake

    亚当蹒跚而行,沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。

  7. This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world .

    这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。

  8. 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。

  9. And still the scene is one of devastation and sterility .

    但眼前仍是一片被摧毁和荒芜的景象。

  10. The devastation across the entire city of 200000 people , is widespread .

    对这座整个200000人城市的破坏非常广泛。

  11. But I think all of you understand the devastation remains .

    我认为你们所有的人都明白灾害还在继续。

  12. The environmental devastation would be immense if every Chinese person owned a car .

    如果每个中国人都拥有一辆汽车,环境污染将会非常严重。

  13. Over in China , the devastation in Sichuan Province

    中国的四川地震带来的破坏

  14. And this is a really quite devastation moment for him ,

    这是一个彻底使他崩溃的时刻,

  15. In a condition of emotional devastation , immune function is impaired .

    在心情十分恶劣的情况下,免疫系统也会受损。

  16. But , you know , it 's a scene of real devastation .

    但是,你知道,这是真正的灾难场景。

  17. New policies , organizations and procedures will spring up amid the devastation .

    新的政策、织和程序将在这场浩劫中应运而生。

  18. The pursuit of power in an extreme way results in the devastation of humanity .

    对权力的极端追求直接导致了对人性的摧残。

  19. Insurers and companies are still calculating the direct costs of the devastation .

    保险商和公司依然在计算着灾难带来的直接损失。

  20. That path was one of destruction and devastation .

    这是条毁灭及破坏之路。

  21. You know the devastation William caused before he was captured .

    你也知道威廉没有被关起来之前造成的惨剧。

  22. The problems are known as devastation of land resources , environmental pollution and geologic hazard .

    从矿山环境地质问题表现形式上将其划分为土地资源破坏、环境污染和地质灾害3个类型。

  23. Central Europe recovered steadily from the devastation of the Thirty Years War .

    中欧已从三十年战争的废墟中稳步地恢复过来了。

  24. The two strongest powers are the two in the most danger of devastation .

    两个最强的国家遭受荼毒的危险最大。

  25. We saw the devastation coming up the river .

    我们途上看到尸横遍野的惨状。

  26. I left the hospital alone , in devastation .

    我独自从医院出来,感到很绝望。

  27. After you see the devastation over there , you 're never the same .

    到了那看到那的灾情后,你会彻底改变的。

  28. is creating devastation on a scale that the planet has never seen before .

    对地球造成史无前例的破坏

  29. For them , environmental contamination may not be the worst sort of devastation .

    对他们来说,环境的污染也许不是最悲惨的蹂躏。

  30. It became a symbol of super storm Sandy 's devastation .

    它成为超级飓风桑迪灾难的象征。