devastated

英 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

美 [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd]

adj.  (极度)不安的，混乱的，震惊的
v.  彻底破坏; 摧毁; 毁灭; 使震惊; 使极为忧伤; 使极为悲痛
devastate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：devastated　过去式：devastated　

Collins.1 / BNC.22171 / COCA.18664

牛津词典

adj.

• （极度）不安的，混乱的，震惊的
  extremely upset and shocked
  1. His family is absolutely devastated.
     他的一家感到极为震惊。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极为震惊难过的;非常伤心的
  If you aredevastatedby something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
  1. 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。
  2. Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
     特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。

双语例句

• Tsunamis, caused by underwater earthquakes, have devastated many islands and destroyed entire towns.
  由海底火山爆发所引起的海啸也摧毁了许多岛屿和一座座城镇。
• The community here has been devastated by poverty and unemployment.
  这里的社区因贫穷和失业已经垮掉了。
• I was devastated when her words came true
  她的话应验了，我伤心欲绝。
• Are you kidding? I'm devastated.
  你在开玩笑吗？我彻底失败了。
• Disaster, has destroyed our homes, but not devastated our spirits.
  灾难，可以摧毁我们的家园，不能摧毁我们的心灵。
• 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。
• The floods and storms, which have no precedent in the recorded history, devastated the country.
  史无前例的洪水和暴风雪毁掉了这个国家。
• And in2004, when tsunami had, her house, job, family and life was truly devastated.
  当2004年海啸发生后，她的房子，工作，家庭，生活完全被摧毁了。
• The war devastated the economy and saddled the country with a huge foreign debt.
  战争拖垮了经济，使该国欠下了巨额外债。
• That year the country was visited by a great drought that devastated vast areas of farmland.
  那年该国大旱，赤地千里。