devastate

中英词典：devastate

形容词（Adjective）：

1. 彻底毁坏的，遭受重创的
例句：
1. The earthquake left the city devastated.
这次地震使这个城市遭受了毁灭性的打击。
2. The devastating fire destroyed the entire building.
那场毁灭性的大火烧毁了整栋建筑物。

名词（Noun）：

1. 毁灭性的事件或灾难
例句：
1. The war brought devastation to the country.
这场战争给这个国家带来了灾难。
2. The flood left a trail of devastation in its wake.
洪水过后留下了一片破坏之痕。

词语辨析：

1. devastate与destroy的区别：
devastate指对某物或某地造成严重破坏或毁灭，强调结果的严重性；destroy指彻底毁灭、消灭或使无效，强调行动的结果。
例句：
1. The hurricane devastated the coastal town.
飓风摧毁了沿海城镇。
2. The bomb destroyed the entire building.
炸弹摧毁了整座建筑物。

词汇扩充：

1. devastatingly (副词)：毁灭性地
2. devastation (名词)：毁灭，破坏
3. devastator (名词)：毁灭者

近义词：

1. destroy：毁灭，破坏
2. ravage：蹂躏，摧毁
3. ruin：毁灭，破坏

反义词：

1. build：建造
2. create：创造

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）：

devastate (verb)
1. If a place, society, or system is devastated by something such as a war, flood, or disease, it is completely destroyed or badly damaged.
2. If someone is devastated by something, they are very shocked and upset by it.
例句：
1. The earthquake devastated the city.
地震使这个城市遭受了毁灭性的打击。
2. She was devastated by the news of his death.
她对他去世的消息非常震惊和伤心。

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）：

devastate (verb)
1. Destroy or ruin (something).
2. Cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
例句：
1. The hurricane devastated the coastal town.
飓风摧毁了沿海城镇。
2. He was devastated by the loss of his job.
他因失业而沮丧不已。

用法：

1. devastate + 地点/物体：毁灭性地摧毁某地/某物
例句：
1. The tsunami devastated coastal villages.
海啸摧毁了沿海村庄。
2. The fire devastated the forest.
大火毁灭了森林。
2. devastate + 人：使某人极度震惊或悲伤
例句：
1. The news of her death devastated him.
她的去世消息使他极度悲痛。
2. He was devastated by the breakup of his marriage.
婚姻破裂使他备受打击。

中英双语例句：

1. The earthquake left the city devastated.
这次地震使这个城市遭受了毁灭性的打击。
2. The devastating fire destroyed the entire building.
那场毁灭性的大火烧毁了整栋建筑物。
3. The war brought devastation to the country.
这场战争给这个国家带来了灾难。
4. The flood left a trail of devastation in its wake.
洪水过后留下了一片破坏之痕。
5. The hurricane devastated the coastal town.
飓风摧毁了沿海城镇。
6. The bomb destroyed the entire building.
炸弹摧毁了整座建筑物。
7. The tsunami devastated coastal villages.
海啸摧毁了沿海村庄。
8. The fire devastated the forest.
大火毁灭了森林。
9. She was devastated by the news of his death.
她对他去世的消息非常震惊和伤心。
10. He was devastated by the loss of his job.
他因失业而沮丧不已。
11. The earthquake devastated the lives of thousands of people.
地震摧毁了成千上万人的生活。
12. The tsunami wave devastated the coastal communities.
海啸摧毁了沿海社区。
13. The devastating effects of the hurricane were felt for years.
飓风的毁灭性影响持续了多年。
14. The war has devastated the country's economy.
这场战争摧毁了这个国家的经济。
15. The devastating flood destroyed homes and infrastructure.
毁灭性的洪水摧毁了住房和基础设施。
16. The devastating news left her in a state of shock.
这个令人震惊的消息使她陷入了震惊之中。
17. The earthquake had a devastating impact on the region.
地震对该地区造成了毁灭性的影响。
18. The terrorist attack devastated the city's sense of security.
恐怖袭击摧毁了这个城市的安全感。
19. The devastating fire reduced the historic building to ashes.
那场毁灭性的大火将这座历史建筑化为灰烬。
20. The devastating consequences of climate change cannot be ignored.
气候变化的毁灭性后果不容忽视。