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 devastation [,devә'steiʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 毁坏

  1. 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。
  2. Thanks to ecological devastation, the wilderness is shrinking.
    由于生态的毁坏，荒野正在日益缩小。
  3. The devastation wrought by the alien invaders is self-evident.
    异形侵略者的破坏力量已经是显而易见。


devastation
[ noun ]
  1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

    2. <noun.state>
  2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

    3. <noun.feeling>
    her departure left him in utter devastation
  3. an event that results in total destruction

    4. <noun.event>
  4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

    5. <noun.act>
  5. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

    6. <noun.act>


Devastation \Dev`as*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]vastation.]
1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated;
a laying waste.

Even now the devastation is begun,
And half the business of destruction done.
--Goldsmith.

2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or
administrator. --Blackstone.

Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin;
overthrow.

  1. "This incident has brought incredible devastation to regions of this state and will have long-lasting consequences," wrote Oral E. Freeman, chairman of the Permanent Fund board.
  2. The tornado never came, but when dawn arrived, it was a shock to see so much devastation, including my own house in ruins.
  3. The systematic Iraqi destruction of Kuwait's oil industry gives an indication of the devastation wrought on the nation's economy and infrastructure by Iraqi forces.
  4. In a partisan primary delayed two weeks by Hurricane Hugo's devastation, Charlotte's ballot Tuesday drew only 14,920 voters, or 7.5 percent of those eligible to cast ballots, according to Elections Supervisor Bill Culp.
  5. His most recent brush with bad publicity is the acclaimed documentary film "Roger & Me," which chronicles the devastation caused by GM plant closings and layoffs around Flint, Mich., birthplace of the corporation in 1908.
  6. He said he saw "tremendous devastation" to hundreds of houses, house trailers and cars.
  7. Such devastation may occur despite the millions of dollars ($33 million so far) being spent trying to stop the fires.
  8. A marauding giant emerges in the woods, bringing death and devastation and belatedly teaching the characters the importance of responsibility and companionship.
  9. Gorbachev said there were "extremely grave consequences, devastation and great loss of life.
  10. This is devastation, the worst disaster I've ever seen," he said.
  11. Military police guarded against looters today in flood-ravaged southern Alabama, where a weekend of sunny weather did little to diminish the devastation from two days of torrential rains.
  12. Venus has a history that suggests devastation by an extreme greenhouse effect and extensive, naturally occurring stratospheric pollution _ damage that researchers said may have particular meaning for the Earth's inhabitants.
  13. "The Exxon Valdez disaster has made us all painfully aware of the ecological devastation which can result from a major oil spill," the president said.
  14. The devastation is drastic in Nicaragua.
  15. A prominent writer said Tuesday the Soviets are still blaming the devastation of World War II for their poor performance in agriculture and industry, while Japan and West Germany have rebuilt and prospered.
  16. Skinner is Bush's point man for dealing with the environmental devastation from the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska and the continuing strike by Eastern Airlines pilots.
  17. A statement from the steering committee said: "Our protests against the devastation of the cutbacks fell on deaf ears.
  18. The village of Bagh-e-Maidan, about 65 miles north of Kabul, is proof of the devastation of 11 years of fighting between the Afghan armed forces and the Moslem guerrillas.
  19. In Ottawa, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev said he was told shocks shook Moldavia and Armenia but "no devastation, no destruction."
  20. Insofar as the bill implicitly acknowledges the devastation the welfare system has caused, it represents progress.
  21. Kuwait has been out of the market because of the devastation of the war, and Iraq because of a United Nations ban on its exports.
  22. "What we see is pretty much total devastation," said Fred Gibson, an executive at the plant.
  23. It's all so sad." Amid all the devastation, there are signs of renewal in Shadyside.
  24. NBC News reported Friday that the exact cause of the explosion may never be known because the devastation inside the turret was so complete.
  25. Slovenia was spared the devastation of neighbouring Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. Mr Joze Mencinger, a noted Slovene economist, said: 'All the warnings were ignored about the economic cost.
  26. Secretary of State George P. Shultz says the "shadow of a third world war has faded" but that the growing availability of two types of non-nuclear weaponry is heightening the potential for devastation in global trouble spots.
  27. "We just had blocks and blocks of total devastation," said Wichita Falls city spokeswoman Norma Crane. "We figured it would take about 10 years to get it all back." In fact, 80 percent of the lost buildings were replaced within a year.
  28. These people reached out in the midst of our own devastation and guided us," said Horgan, whose brother-in-law was on the flight.
  29. Scientists and emergency officials have criticized that series, which ends tonight, for exaggerating the death and devastation a big quake would cause.
  30. Amid applause from the 5,000 delegates, Mrs. Thatcher also said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein must face war crimes charges, pay reparation for the devastation of Kuwait and be stripped of power to mount new attacks.
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