devastating
['dev?steiti?]
- adj. 毀滅性的；全然的
- v. 摧毀（devastate的ing形式）；毀壞
CET6+IELTSTOEFL中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?devastatingly;
英文詞源
- devastating (adj.)
- 1630s, present participle adjective from devastate. Trivial use by 1889.
雙語例句
- 1. Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
- 毒品是破壞我們社會的一大禍害。
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- 2. I was devastating, if I do say so myself.
- 如果讓我來說的話，我真是棒極了。
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- 3. "The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy," he said.
- 他說，“政府正在通過破壞經濟來抑制通貨膨脹。”
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- 4. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
- 這種行為野蠻兇殘、令人震驚，簡直是不可理喻。
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- 5. An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
- 溢出的油對野生動物來說可能是毀滅性的。
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