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今天我们要学的词是devastate1。 Devastate, 是破坏的意思。8月29号是卡特里娜飓风来袭两周年的日子。媒体报导说,"Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated2 New Orleans and the Gulf3 Coast, there is still much work to be done," 意思是新奥尔良和墨西哥湾遭受卡特里娜飓风袭击两年后的今天,还有很多工作没有完成。

Devastate, 还可以用来指对经济造成伤害,或使人受到沉重打击。"The parents were devastated by the death of their son in Iraq," 意思是在伊拉克从军的儿子阵亡,使父母受到了沉重的打击。好的,今天我们学习的词是devastate...


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1 devastate PZRzy     
v.使荒芜,破坏,压倒
参考例句:
  • A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前,温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
  • Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸,它直接破坏海岸地区。
2 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
参考例句:
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
3 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

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