devastate['devəsteit]

• vt.
  • 毁坏，摧毁，破坏，蹂躏，劫掠，使荒芜，使荒凉：

    The invader de-vastated the whole town.

    入侵者蹂躏了整个城镇。

    The hurricane devastated a large section of the coast.

    飓风毁坏了沿海地区的大部分。

  • 使不知所措，使陷于混乱，使混乱；制服，压倒，使垮掉：

    They were devastated by the awful news.

    那可怕的消息把他们吓坏了。

• 变形:

  vt.devastated.devastating