英汉词典

devastating 基本解释

• adj. 毁灭性的；全然的
• v. 摧毁（devastate的ing形式）；毁坏

devastating 词态变化

devastating 英文词源

devastating (adj.)

1630s, present participle adjective from devastate. Trivial use by 1889.

devastating 英文释义

1. making light of;

"afire with annihilating invective"

"a devastating portrait of human folly"

"to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;

"possessing annihilative power"

"a devastating hurricane"

"the guns opened a withering fire"

3. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;

"a crushing blow"

"a crushing rejection"

"bone-crushing"

devastating 双语例句

1. Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.

毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。

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2. I was devastating, if I do say so myself.

如果让我来说的话，我真是棒极了。

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3. "The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy," he said.

他说，“政府正在通过破坏经济来抑制通货膨胀。”

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4. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.

这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。

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5. An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.

溢出的油对野生动物来说可能是毁灭性的。

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devastating 实用场景例句

a devastatingly handsome man

富有魅力的美男子

牛津词典

Her smile was devastating.

她的笑容令人倾倒。

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a devastating attack on the President's economic record

针对总统的经济业绩发动的猛烈攻击

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his devastating performance in the 100 metres

他在100米赛跑中的惊人表现

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the devastating news that her father was dead

她父亲去世的惊人消息

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It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

如果这家工厂倒闭，将给当地居民以毁灭性的打击。

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He received devastating injuries in the accident.

他在这次事故中受到致命伤害。

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Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.

海上溢油对海洋里的珊瑚礁有着毁灭性影响。

牛津词典

a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone

毁灭性的爆炸 / 火灾 / 台风

牛津词典

I was devastating, if I do say so myself.

如果让我来说的话，我真是棒极了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a devastating display of galloping and jumping...

令人难忘的骑马飞奔和跳跃表演

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The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.

诊断结果令人震惊：她得了癌症。

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Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.

婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

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The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods...

奥马克城受到了狂风和灾难性洪水的猛烈袭击。

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Sichuan along one of Asia's biggest tectonic faults, making it prone to devastating earthquakes.

四川亚洲建筑缺陷最严重的地区, 它在地震中很受到损失.

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A year after the devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province, we look at the recovery effort.

在中国四川省遭受到特大地震灾害的一年之后, 我们关注着重建工作的成就.

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However as known to you, we are allowed to prevent an even more devastating scenario.

然而,你们也知晓的是, 我们是可以阻止大规模的毁灭性行径的.

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Failure that is so mortifying and so devastating that it makes you try to become invisible.

失败是如此压抑,如此具有破坏性,它让你变成隐形人.

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Third, shifting from devastating forests for arable land to returning farmland to forests.

三是由毁林开荒向退耕还林的转变.

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It'saddens me to think that such a simple phrase can have such a devastating impact.

这种令人沮丧的结果迫使我思考原来这样简单的三个字可以带来这样大的消极影响.

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It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.

这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴.

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It is the easiest thing to do for us, but the most devastating for the lies.

这是我们能做到的最简单的事情, 但是对于谎言,却是最具有毁灭性.

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And they have quite devastating effects. Many species become extinct as a result of introduced mammals.

它们造成了灾难性的破坏, 一些物种已经因此灭绝了.

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A little spark can kindle a devastating bushfire.

星星之火会引起毁灭性的林区大火.

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Yet the NFA study commissioned by Museveni concludes that ecological and economic losses would be devastating.

然而穆塞韦尼委托国家森林管理局所做的调研结论是生态和经济的损失是灾难性的.

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Nearly 15,000 died in this devastating earthquake.

近15,000人死于这次破坏性地震.

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That's a devastating move.

这着棋十分利害.

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