學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:279 devastate

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今天我們要學(xué)的詞是devastate。 Devastate, 是破壞的意思。8月29號(hào)是卡特里娜颶風(fēng)來(lái)襲兩周年的日子。媒體報(bào)導(dǎo)說(shuō)，"Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, there is still much work to be done," 意思是新奧爾良和墨西哥灣遭受卡特里娜颶風(fēng)襲擊兩年后的今天，還有很多工作沒(méi)有完成。

Devastate, 還可以用來(lái)指對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)造成傷害，或使人受到沉重打擊。"The parents were devastated by the death of their son in Iraq," 意思是在伊拉克從軍的兒子陣亡，使父母受到了沉重的打擊。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是devastate...