devastate

英['devəsteit]美['devəsteit]

v.[T]
1.彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭
2.在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮
3.使震惊；使极为忧伤；使极为悲痛

同：	[v.] desolate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge

Corruption, organized crime, and terrorist activities threaten to devastate the process.
贪污盛行、有组织的犯罪和恐怖组织行为对这一过程产生巨大的破坏力收藏
Wide regions had been systematically devastate by the enemy or pulverised in the encounter of the armies
大片大片的地区接连地遭受敌人的破坏，或在两军激战中沦为一片焦土。收藏
If a salesperson reaps many bonuses, he or she might devastate the company with his or her deception.
如果一个推销员得到很多奖金,他或者她可能因其诡计而危害公司。收藏
to devastate; to break
使垮掉收藏
European farmers yesterday began taking action to prevent the spread of a deadly strain of bird flu from Asia, amid fears it could devastate the poultry sector and infect humans.
欧洲农民昨天开始采取行动，以预防一种致命禽流感病毒从亚洲传播至欧洲，他们担心这种病毒的传播可能摧毁欧洲的家禽饲养业并使人类感染。收藏

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devastate or ravage
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
[同] desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste
overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died

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