devastate

['devəsteit]

vt.毁坏, 使荒芜, 使震惊

例句与用法：

She was devastated by his death.

她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。

I was devastated by the news of the wreck.

我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。

Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO.

我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。

词形变化：

副词: devastatingly | 名词: devastation | 动词过去式: devastated | 动词过去分词: devastated | 动词现在分词: devastating | 动词第三人称单数: devastates |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使荒芜; 破坏; 蹂躏

The earthquake devastated a large part of the city.

地震毁坏了一大部分城市。

2. 使垮掉, 压倒

The teacher's criticism devastated him.

老师的批评弄得他一蹶不振。