devastation

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən/

📖 释义

  1. noun
    毁坏；蹂躏; 极度悲痛; 荒废；破坏

🔗 详情

词形变化

不可数

常用搭配

widespread devastationcause devastationtotal devastationleave devastation in its wakeenvironmental devastationutter devastation

派生词

devastatedevastatingdevastatinglydevastateddevastator

同义词

destructionruindesolationhavocannihilationravage

反义词

creationconstructionpreservation

易混淆词

desolation
EN: 'Desolation' emphasizes emptiness, loneliness, and bleakness; 'devastation' emphasizes violent destruction and overwhelming damage.
zh: “荒凉”强调空虚、孤独和凄凉；“毁灭”强调暴力的破坏和巨大的损害。
destruction
EN: 'Destruction' is a more general term for the act of destroying; 'devastation' implies a greater scale and emotional impact of ruin.
zh: “破坏”是描述破坏行为更通用的术语；“毁灭”暗示了更大规模的灾难及其带来的情感冲击。

拼写提示

EN: Remember the 'a' in the second syllable: 'dev-a-station', not 'devestation'. The root verb 'devastate' also has a single 's' and single 't'.
zh: 记住第二个音节中的 'a'：'dev-a-station'，而不是 'devestation'。动词词根 'devastate' 也只有一个 's' 和一个 't'。

💬 例句

  1. The hurricane left a trail of devastation across the coastal region.

    飓风在沿海地区留下了一片废墟。

  2. She felt a sense of devastation when she heard the news of her friend's death.

    听到朋友去世的消息，她感到极度悲痛。

  3. The devastation of the forest by illegal logging has had lasting environmental consequences.

    非法砍伐对森林的破坏造成了持久的环境影响。