"devastates" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 摧毀
• 毀滅

Definition

徹底毀壞某物，或造成嚴重的損害或痛苦，可以指身體或情感上的影響。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於嚴肅或正式場合，表示極大破壞或極度情感痛苦。常見搭配如“摧毀城市”、“消息使人痛苦”。不適用於小問題。

Examples

A hurricane devastates the town every year.

每年都有颶風**摧毀**這個小鎮。

The war devastates thousands of families.

戰爭**摧毀**了成千上萬的家庭。

Bad news sometimes devastates people.

壞消息有時會**摧毀**人們的心情。

When she hears the news, it completely devastates her.

當她聽到這個消息時，她被**徹底摧毀**了。

Losing his job devastates him, but he tries to stay strong.

失業**摧毀**了他，但他努力堅強。

Sometimes a single event devastates an entire community.

有時，一個事件就能**摧毀**整個社區。