dev·as·tate /ˈdɛvəˌstet/
(vt.)毀壞
Dev·as·tate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
Whole countries . . . were devastated. --Macaulay.
Syn: -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.
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devastate
v 1: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside
after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, desolate,
ravage, scourge]
2: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when
his son died"