音标:[.devә'steiʃәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 毁坏
n. the state of being decayed or destroyed
n. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
n. an event that results in total destruction
词型变化:名词复数形式 : devastations
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devastation的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  2. But it can take years to recover from the devastation.可是,浩劫后的恢复工作却要历时数年。
  3. Her departure left him in utter devastation.她的离开使他陷入了极度痛苦中。
  4. The failure brought great devastation to Tom.这次失败使Tom感到极为痛苦。

词汇搭配

  • prohibition of devastation禁止荒废
  • forest devastation森林破坏
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