If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. 严重破坏; 彻底摧毁
verb [vt. 及物动词] 毁坏，破坏；使极度震惊，使伤心欲绝
The tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia and other countries in the region. 这次海啸严重破坏了印度尼西亚和该区域其他国家的部分地区。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: devastate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
de(表加强) + vast(空) + ate(使…) → 使完全变空 → 破坏， 毁坏
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- The bugs could potentially devastate crops in warm southern states. 这些臭虫有可能摧毁气候温暖的美国南方诸州作物。
- A big worry is that these transplanted megafauna might devastate plants and animals that are native to the western United States. 最让人忧心的就是这些转移过来的巨型动物可能会毁灭美国西部一些土生土长的动植物。
- The unscrupulous commodification of food and the destruction of foodstuffs will continue to devastate soils, livelihoods and ecologies. 无所顾忌的粮食商品化和对食品的破坏将继续破坏土壤、生计和生态。