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

• I feel simply too devastated for words.
  我惊愕万分，不知说什么好。
• 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。
• In Kenya one of the worst droughts in living memory devastated Maasai livestock and livelihoods.
  在肯尼亚，人们记忆中最严重的干旱毁灭了玛赛人的家畜，同样也毁灭了他们的生活。
• 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。
• A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
  几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
• Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
  特雷莎伤心欲绝——她的梦想彻底破灭了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Waves of earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the island and sent great waves over two thirds of Aryan.
  地震波和海啸摧毁了（奥戈）岛屿，并发出巨大的海浪淹没了雅利安的三分之二以上。