ravage

ravage
verb
  1. [with obj.]cause severe and extensive damage to
    彻底毁灭,毁坏,蹂躏
    fears that a war could ravage their country.
    战争会把他们的国家毁掉的种种担心。
noun
  1. (ravages)the severely damaging or destructive effects of something
    破坏的痕迹;灾害,灾难
    his face had withstood the ravages of time.
    他的脸顶住了岁月的摧残。
    ■acts of destruction
    大破坏,毁灭,蹂躏
    the ravages committed by man.
    人类犯下的滔天罪行。
派生
ravager
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French ravager, from earlier ravage, alteration of ravine 'rush of water'
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