devastate

IPA（発音記号）

動詞

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

日本語の意味

大規模に破壊する、荒廃させる / 多くの建物や都市、森林など広範囲に及ぶものを壊滅させる

The hurricane threatened to devastate the coastal towns if residents did not evacuate.

ハリケーンは、住民が避難しなければ沿岸の町を壊滅させる恐れがあった。

意味（1）

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

意味（2）

To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.

意味（3）

意味（4）

To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay

devastates

（ present singular third-person ）

devastating

（ participle present ）

devastated

（ participle past ）

devastated

（ past ）