devastation

noun

1. （尤指大面积的）毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
   great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area
   1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.
      炸弹造成大面积破坏。

1. N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
   Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
   1. A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
      昨天一颗威力巨大的炸弹在贝尔法斯特市中心爆炸，引起一片混乱并造成严重破坏。

1. It's a scene of complete devastation
   那是一副满目疮痍的景象。
2. Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake
   亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。
3. Unutterable destruction and devastation were wrought last autumn.
   去年秋天造成了无以言宣的破坏和毁灭。
4. While Soviet policies caused huge devastation to Mongolian society, Mongolians also remember centuries of conflict with China.
   前苏联的政策对蒙古社会造成了巨大破坏，但蒙古人也没有忘记与中国长达数个世纪的冲突。
5. The TV showed all sorts of devastation and landslides before showing footage of a family whose house was flooded.
   电视里放映着各种毁坏和塌方的情景，然后镜头转向了被洪水冲垮了房子的一家人。
6. Reminding us that, even in the midst of utter devastation, miracles can happen.
   这告诉我们，即使在惨祸中，也是可以发生奇迹的。
7. Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
   灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。
8. Avian flu, the appetite for clean energy and the devastation of natural disasters know no borders.
   禽流感、对清洁能源的需求、自然灾害的毁灭性影响都是不分国界的。
9. These were aimed in the areas of what is now Greece and Turkey, and caused great devastation.
   那些目标地区就是现在的希腊和土耳其，造成了极大的破坏。
10. Qu Yuan in the long journey of exile, the spirit and life suffered devastation and suffering is imagined.
    屈原在长期的流放跋涉中，精神和生活上所受的摧残和痛苦是可想而知的。
11. Behind these questions is for me a practical concern with the relentless devastation of the natural world.
    这些问题背后是个现实的担忧，对自然世界无情的摧毁的担忧。
12. Reversing the devastation of our planet will require a massive international effort and vast sums of money.
    扭转对我们星球的破坏要求付出大规模的国际努力和巨额的金钱。
13. But unjustified panic also causes devastation.
    但没来由的恐慌也会造成破坏。
14. It has been a year of devastation for capital values.
    对资产价值来说，这是毁灭性的一年。
15. There is no doubt that the war will cause widespread devastation and human suffering.
    毫无疑问战争将造成广泛的破坏和人的苦难。
16. Why? I would go to meet the people there who have been afflicted by famine and devastation.
    为什么？我要去探望受饥饿和劫掠困扰的伊拉克人民。
17. When US and UK forces invaded Iraq the images I saw of the devastation were deeply painful.
    美英军队入侵伊拉克时，我看到的毁灭性景象，令我深感痛苦。
18. The awesome devastation caused by the tsunami made it one of history's worst disasters.
    这场海啸造成的破坏令人怵目惊心，可说是史上最严重的灾害之一。
19. There is utter devastation across the delta: entire villages washed away;
    整个三角洲被完全摧毁了：所有的村庄被冲走；
20. Central Europe recovered steadily from the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
    中欧已从三十年战争的废墟中稳步地恢复过来了。
21. It was amidst this devastation that I developed a deep respect for life and those who work to preserve it.
    就是在这样的毁灭中，我学会了尊重生命和那些为了保护它而工作的人们。
22. After you see the devastation over there.
    你也看到那里的灾难了。
23. Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
    对毁灭和最终厄运的预示。
24. This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
    这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。
25. Victims of the earthquake, they were no stranger to devastation, destruction, and despair.
    作为地震的受害者，他们对破坏、毁灭和绝望并不陌生。
26. But it can take years to recover from the devastation.
    可是，大破坏后的恢复工作却需要花上数年。
27. The receding waters left muddy devastation.
    退去了的洪水留下了满地的泥泞和毁坏痕迹。
28. Protesters say the austerity package will bring poverty and devastation to the debt-stricken nation.
    抗议者表示，紧缩方案将给受债务重创的国家带来贫穷和破坏。

noun

1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

   Synonym:    destruction

2. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

   Synonym:    ravaging

3. an event that results in total destruction

   Synonym:    desolation

4. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
   1. her departure left him in utter devastation

5. the state of being decayed or destroyed

   Synonym:    desolation