devastation

英 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

美 [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn]

n. (尤指大面积的)毁灭，破坏，蹂躏

Collins.1 / BNC.11134 / COCA.9119

牛津词典

noun

（尤指大面积的）毁灭，破坏，蹂躏
great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area
1. The bomb caused widespread devastation.
  炸弹造成大面积破坏。

N-UNCOUNT (大面积的严重)毁坏，破坏
Devastationis severe and widespread destruction or damage.
1. A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
  昨天一颗威力巨大的炸弹在贝尔法斯特市中心爆炸，引起一片混乱并造成严重破坏。

noun

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Synonym:destruction
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
Synonym:ravaging
an event that results in total destruction
Synonym:desolation
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
1. her departure left him in utter devastation
the state of being decayed or destroyed
Synonym:desolation

There is utter devastation across the delta: entire villages washed away;
整个三角洲被完全摧毁了：所有的村庄被冲走；
Qu Yuan in the long journey of exile, the spirit and life suffered devastation and suffering is imagined.
屈原在长期的流放跋涉中，精神和生活上所受的摧残和痛苦是可想而知的。
Central Europe recovered steadily from the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
中欧已从三十年战争的废墟中稳步地恢复过来了。
There is no doubt that the war will cause widespread devastation and human suffering.
毫无疑问战争将造成广泛的破坏和人的苦难。
Victims of the earthquake, they were no stranger to devastation, destruction, and despair.
作为地震的受害者，他们对破坏、毁灭和绝望并不陌生。
It has been a year of devastation for capital values.
对资产价值来说，这是毁灭性的一年。
This resulted in a lot of devastation across the world.
这导致了大量的破坏世界各地的。
When US and UK forces invaded Iraq the images I saw of the devastation were deeply painful.
美英军队入侵伊拉克时，我看到的毁灭性景象，令我深感痛苦。
But unjustified panic also causes devastation.
但没来由的恐慌也会造成破坏。
Behind these questions is for me a practical concern with the relentless devastation of the natural world.
这些问题背后是个现实的担忧，对自然世界无情的摧毁的担忧。