devastated是什么意思？

devastated

英[ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

• v. 彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)，摧毁，毁灭，在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮；
• adj. 毁坏的，极为震惊的；

例句

• I was devastated by the news of the crash. 我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。
• He was devastated by the rude remark. 他被粗鲁的言论搅昏了头。
• A storm devastated the island. 一场暴风雨使这个岛遭到彻底破坏。
• This louse devastated European vineyards between 1860 and 1880 and its descendants are now ravaging Californian grape vines. 这种虫害在1860年到1880年间毁灭了欧洲葡萄园,而它们的后代现在也给加州的葡萄秧造成损害.
• It already devastated stretches of the Louisiana coast, threatening wildlife and livelihoods. 它已经摧毁了路易斯安那州海岸延伸, 威胁野生动物和生计.
• We are devastated, shocked beyond belief. 我们极为震惊，无法相信所发生的一切。
• Other areas are to lose aid so that money can be reallocated to towns devastated by pit closures. 将不再资助其他地区，以便资金可以重新分配给饱受矿井关闭影响的城镇。
• In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy. 1974年达尔文被热带气旋特蕾西夷为平地.
• His armies devastated and looted right down to the walls of Constantinople. 他的军队一路破坏、抢劫,直抵君士坦丁堡的城墙下.
• Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death. 戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  极为震惊难过的;非常伤心的
  If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
  例句
  Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death... 戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。 Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered. 特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. made uninhabitable;
  "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare"a wasted landscape"