devastating

devastating

英[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ]美[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ]

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，给人印象深刻的；

v.毁坏，使震惊（ devastate的现在分词）；

副词：devastatingly;

例句

She looks devastating in that skirt.她穿着那条裙子真好看。

It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性*大的风暴。

After the devastating attack on its military bases, the country was determined not to be caught with its pants down a second time.*事基地遭受破坏性袭击之后,该国下决心再不会被人打个措手不及。

You're caught up in three devastating feelings: hurt, abandonment, and doubt.你的感受有三部分 —— 受伤害 、 被忽视和怀疑上帝.

Opponents of the measure say it's political grandstanding that could prove devastating to the economy.反对该措施的人士认为这是一场**作秀，会对经济发展带来严重的打击。

Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.*品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。

I was devastating, if I do say so myself.如果让我来说的话，我真是棒极了。

...a devastating display of galloping and jumping...令人难忘的骑马飞奔和跳跃表演

The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.诊断结果令人震惊：她得了癌症。

Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

英语六级真题

Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

But today's report is the starkest warning yet of the potentially devastating impact of climate change and human exploitation on the Antarctic's delicate ecosystems.

In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the insect's effects are devastating.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

毁灭性的;极具破坏力的

If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.

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ADJ-GRADED

令人极为震惊的;使人极度不安的;可怕的

You can use devastating to emphasize that something is very shocking, upsetting, or terrible.

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ADJ

极其引人注目的;令人印象深刻的

You can use devastating to emphasize that something or someone is very impressive.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

毁灭性的

很好的, 引人注目的

令人印象深刻的，令人震惊的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. making light of;

2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;

3. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;