Wordiyodevastate
🇬🇧 UK/'devәsteit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To cause severe destruction over a wide area; to overwhelm someone emotionally.
毁坏，破坏；使极度震惊或悲痛
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.devastate communities摧毁社区
- 2.devastate the economy摧毁经济
- 3.absolutely devastated完全崩溃
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tornado continued to devastate entire neighborhoods across the region.
- 2.
The news of his death would devastate his family for years.