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devastation

🇬🇧 UK/.devә'steiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

The state of widespread destruction or ruin; the act of devastating.

毁坏,破坏;满目疮痍

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
vastempty, waste, desolate
+
ationact, process, state
=devastation

Common Collocations

  • 1.widespread devastation广泛破坏
  • 2.path of devastation破坏路径
  • 3.economic devastation经济破坏

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The devastation caused by the hurricane required years of recovery.

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