ravage

/ˈrævɪdʒ/VCE📚 12331 62 1托福雅思
A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. 摧毁

verb [vt. 及物动词]毁坏,破坏,劫掠

The country has been ravaged by civil war.
这个国家被内战摧毁了。

noun [具体名词]蹂躏,大破坏

Is it for you to ravage seas and land?
你认为海洋和陆地将被破坏吗?

rav(抓, 拿) + age → 抢夺 → 毁坏; 掠夺
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He would never ravage flowers, certainly not in a cemetery. 而他从不会毁坏花草,当然也不会是在公墓里。
Global droughts continue to ravage farmland, intensifying widespread malnutrition and poverty. 全球性干旱继续肆虐农田,进一步加剧普遍的营养不良和贫困。