vt.毀壞；使荒蕪；使震驚

They intended to devastate the town at one stroke. 他們企圖一舉摧毀全城。

Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO. 我們的使館被北約的三枚炸彈炸毀了。

The country was devastated by a long war. 該國因遭到長期戰(zhàn)爭的破壞而荒廢。

I was devastated by the news of the wreck. 我獲悉失事的消息感到十分震驚。