devastate

英['devəsteɪt] 美['dɛvəstet]

反义词

第三人称单数: devastates;过去式: devastated;过去分词: devastated;现在分词: devastating;

1. devastate 毁灭＝de + waste + ate.

devastate 摧毁

de-, 强调，整个的。vast, 广阔的。即整个摧毁。

devastate: devastate: [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē- and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus ‘waste’, source of English waste.
=> vast, waste
devastate (v.): 1630s, perhaps a back-formation from devastation. Apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from Middle French devaster. Related: devastated; devastating.

1. This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north.: 这年九月我被北方一个朋友邀请去遨游他的原野.

2. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.: 潜行者专注于使用间谍, 掩饰,和诡计去摧毁敌人.

4. The Maoists, however, have done more to devastate schooling.: 相对而言, 毛派份子对尼泊尔教育造成的伤害可能还是要大一些.

5. A fire or blood devastate and precious paper - historical documents completely.: 一场大火或者一场洪水足以使珍贵的纸质资料全部摧毁.