devastate
- IPA[ˈdevəˌstāt]
美式
- destroy or ruin (something);cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief
verb: devastate, 3rd person present: devastates, gerund or present participle: devastating, past tense: devastated, past participle: devastated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. destroy or ruin (something) the city was devastated by a huge earthquake bad weather has devastated the tourist industry 同義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief she was devastated by the loss of Damian 同義詞