devastate多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
摧毀；重創·使崩潰；使震驚悲痛
描述天災重創或崩潰心情的常見動詞
The typhoon devastated the fishing village, and the loss devastated the survivors.
颱風摧毀了漁村，這場損失也讓倖存者心碎。
一個畫面：被巨力擊垮
夷為平地建築物被摧毀成廢墟
情緒崩塌心裡像被壓垮般難以承受
義項
小鎮夷平B2verb摧毀；重創
The hurricane devastated the small town, destroying nearly every building.
颶風摧毀了這座小鎮，幾乎每棟建築都被毀了。
devastate a citydevastate an area
噩耗心碎B2verb使崩潰；使震驚悲痛
The news of her father's death devastated her.
她父親過世的消息讓她崩潰。
be devastated by the newsbe devastated by a loss
片語
devastating effect毀滅衝擊 →造成毀滅性的影響
utterly devastated徹底崩潰 →整個人徹底崩潰
devastating news噩耗打擊 →令人崩潰的壞消息
你會不會這樣說？
The earthquake completely ___ the city last year. (devastate / devastated)
看答案
devastated
此處為過去式動詞，因為地震摧毀城市已經發生。
'She was devastated when she heard the news.' 這裡的 devastated 最接近哪個意思？(A) 建築物被摧毀 (B) 情緒受到重擊崩潰
看答案
(B)
此句描述聽到消息後的情緒反應，對應「使崩潰；使震驚悲痛」義項。
字族
devastating 毀滅性的；令人震驚的・devastation 毀滅；重創
順路看看
destroy — 更中性，泛指任何破壞ruin — 強調毀壞後無法恢復原狀shatter — 強調瞬間破碎，常用於希望或信心多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
廠區災損報告
The flood devastated the factory, destroying most of its machinery.
洪水重創了工廠，摧毀其中大部分機器。
團隊面對重大變故
The sudden closure of the studio devastated its longtime employees.
工作室突然關閉，讓長年在此工作的員工深受打擊。
詞族
devastate verb 摧毀；使深受打擊・devastation noun 嚴重破壞；悲痛・devastating adjective 破壞性極大的；令人悲痛的・devastated adjective 極度震驚悲痛的
四選一
A major flood could ____ the entire production facility.
看答案
devastate
could 後接原形動詞，devastate 可接 the entire production facility 作受詞。devastating 與 devastated 不是原形動詞；devastation 是名詞，不能在此構成謂語。
同義改寫
The storm devastated the company's coastal warehouse. → The storm severely damaged the company's coastal warehouse.
此處 devastated 表示造成嚴重破壞；severely damaged 保留這層意思，沒有額外宣稱倉庫完全被摧毀。
Lena was devastated by the sudden closure of the studio. → Lena was deeply shocked and upset by the sudden closure of the studio.
此處 devastated 描述強烈的情緒打擊；deeply shocked and upset 保留震驚與難過的程度。