lay waste to

糟蹋

例句与用法：

Some of the finest cities in Europe were laid waste by bombing.

欧洲一些最漂亮的城市被炸成了一片废墟。

详细释义：

损毁

They did not expect the invaders to lay waste to their civilization.

他们没有料到侵略者会破坏他们的文明。