devastates

基本解释

• vt.毁坏；使荒芜；使震惊

同根派生

英汉例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

• They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
  他们企图一举摧毁全城。
• 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。
• The country was devastated by a long war.
  该国因遭到长期战争的破坏而荒废。
• I was devastated by the news of the wreck.
  我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。