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ravaging

ravaging

v.

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1. VERB 毁坏;摧毁;搞垮 A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. 
  • For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.

    20年来,这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。

  • ...the ravaged streets of Sarajevo.

    萨拉热窝那些被毁坏的街道

  • ...Nicaragua's ravaged economy.

    尼加拉瓜被摧毁的经济

Noun

1. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

Adjective

1. ruinously destructive and wasting;

  • "a ravaging illness"