great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area (尤指大面積的)毀滅,破壞,蹂躏 The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸彈造成大面積破壞。 The cost of the devastation could run to £6 million. 災難造成的損失可能高達600萬英鎊。
Extra ExamplesThe hurricane caused widespread devastation. 飓風造成了大面積的破壞。 The tornado left a trail of devastation in its wake. 龍卷風過後留下了破壞的痕迹。 We surveyed the devastation wrought by the fire. 我們勘察了大火造成的破壞情況。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- utter
- …
- cause
- wreak
- a scene of devastation
- a trail of devastation