devastation 详细解释

devastation

[.devəs'teiʃən]

n.大面积破坏, 极度震惊或悲伤

词义辨析

同义参见:

robbery  destruction  desolation  havoc  

英英释义

名词 devastation:

the state of being decayed or destroyed

同义词:desolation

the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

an event that results in total destruction

同义词:desolation

plundering with excessive damage and destruction

同义词:ravaging

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

同义词:destruction

补充

devastationdevastation[ˌdevəsˈteiʃən]n.1.毁灭

例句

1. 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。 2. economic devastation经济破坏 3. the devastation of war [=the damage and destruction caused by war]战争造成的破坏