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devastating

['devəsteitiŋ]
  • adj. 毁灭性的;全然的
  • v. 摧毁(devastate的ing形式);毁坏

英英释意


1. making light of;
"afire with annihilating invective"
"a devastating portrait of human folly"
"to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
"possessing annihilative power"
"a devastating hurricane"
"the guns opened a withering fire"
3. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
"a crushing blow"
"a crushing rejection"
"bone-crushing"