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devastate 【devastate】v.毁灭，破坏The floods and storms which have no precedent in the recorded no precedent inthe recorded history devastated the country.历史上前所未有的洪水和台风，摧毁了这个国家。

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['devəsteɪt] 
devastatecause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
If a storm devastates your town, it comes pretty close to destroying it. To devastate is to cause destruction to or overwhelm.
Really bad news can devastate a person, or leave them devastated. They are so upset, they feel crushed. A basketball team can devastate an opponent by running roughshod over their defense. The root of the word is the Latin vastare which means to lay waste, which comes from vastus meaning desolate or empty. Imagine a city laid waste after a major earthquake and you've got the picture!
All forms of 'devastate' will appear on average once every 572 pages.devastatedevastatingdevastation

Front	devastate
Pron	['devəsteɪt]
Back	【devastate】 v.毁灭，破坏 The floods and storms which have no precedent in the recorded no precedent inthe recorded history devastated the country. 历史上前所未有的洪水和台风，摧毁了这个国家。
Vocab	devastatecause extensive destruction or ruin utterly If a storm devastates your town, it comes pretty close to destroying it. To devastate is to cause destruction to or overwhelm. Really bad news can devastate a person, or leave them devastated. They are so upset, they feel crushed. A basketball team can devastate an opponent by running roughshod over their defense. The root of the word is the Latin vastare which means to lay waste, which comes from vastus meaning desolate or empty. Imagine a city laid waste after a major earthquake and you've got the picture! All forms of 'devastate' will appear on average once every 572 pages. devastate devastating devastation

Devastate Precedent Recorded Destruction Devəsteɪt V.毁灭，破坏 Floods Storms