The “Red Death” had long devastated the country

“红色死神”在这个国度里肆虐已久。

In 1945, all mankind came to know and fear the nucleus when the fission of 1 kg of uranium devastated Hiroshima

1945年，当1公斤的铀裂变使广岛成为废墟时，全人类开始知道原子核并对它产生了恐惧。

More than 700 devastated and dangerous reservoirs have been reinforced, with the dangers removed

700多座病险水库得到除险加固

A house devastated by a bomb

被炸弹炸毁的房子

This behavior causes disasters. For example, in tackling deadly illnesses such as AIDS and SARS, the government’s hide-and-seek tactics have devastated individuals, economies, and the government’ s reputation.

比如在对待致命疾病艾滋病和SARS时,政府躲躲藏藏的做法对个人、经济和政府本身的声誉都造成了致命的影响。

Peter was devastated by his wife’s death.

彼得因妻子的死亡而身心交瘁。

A long war devastated Europe.

长期的战争破坏了欧洲。

Cities and towns were devastated by the long war.

城镇遭到长期战争的蹂躏。

It was known in ancient China, India, and Egypt. It came to the Western Hemisphere with Europeans in the 16th century and devastated the native population, which lacked resistance.

出现在古代中国、印度和埃及。16世纪蔓延到西半球的欧洲，对缺乏抵抗力的欧洲人具有毁灭性。

The devastated old China is gone for ever

疮痍满目的旧中国一去不复返了。

Fire devastated the town

大火使这个城镇成了废墟。

tali was conquered but not devastated

大理被征服，但是没有遭破坏。

When the children moved to a town five hours away, my husband was understandably devastated

当孩子们搬到离家有5 个小时路程的一个小镇居住的时候，可以想见，我丈夫的生活全乱了。

The earthquake devastated a large part of the city.

地震毁坏了一大部分城市。

My educated dad was devastated . Rich dad congratulated me.

对此我受过良好教育的爸爸非常伤心,富爸爸则祝贺我。

The Ministry disclosed that the floods have devastated a vast area of the country, from Shaanxi Province in the northwest, through Sichuan Province and Chongqing in the southwest, to Fujian Province and Jiangxi Province in the southeast

该部披露，洪水重创全国广大地区，从西北的陕西省经西南的四川省和重庆市到东南的福建、江西两省。

Towns and cities were more heavily hit than the countryside, and whole communities were sometimes destroyed. Much of Europe’s economy was devastated . About one-third of the European population, or a total of 25 million people, died in the Black Death.

各市镇所受的伤害较农村更严重，有时整个社区全毁，欧洲的经济也受到重创。欧洲约有1/3的人口(2500万人)死于黑死病。

All the sub-sequent wars, prussia’s, and Gerinany’s, had been fought on--and had devastated--the soil of other peoples

后来的战争，不论是普鲁土的战争，还是德国的战争，都是在别国的领土上打的，受到破坏的也是别国的领土。

The fire devastated the town.

火灾毁坏了全镇

She was devastated by his death.

她因他去世而悲痛欲绝.

The teacher’s criticism devastated him.

老师的批评弄得他一蹶不振。

Farmland will be devastated , water supplies contaminated

农田将荒芜供水将受到污染。

Cheating, lies, and murky off-sheet deals devastated and led to the bankruptcy of one of the largest companies in the world.

欺骗、诺言和台下的灰色交易会破坏、甚至导致世界上最大的一家公司的破产。

devastated countries badly needed imports to supplement their limited domestic production

受到严重破坏的国家急需从国外进口货物来补充他们有限的国内生产。

The mortality rates of the war were staggering-there were about 620,000 deaths out of a total of 2.4 million soldiers. The South was devastated . But the Union was preserved, and slavery was abolished

死伤人数颇为惨重，总共两百四十万士兵中约有六十二万人死亡。南方受到严重破坏。但北方维持原状，奴隶制被废除。

“We certainly want to do the right thing, and we’re obviously as devastated as everyone else about this horrible tragedy,”Microsoft spokesman Matt Pilla said

微软公司发言人马特·皮拉说:“我们当然希望做正确的事，我们和其他人一样，对这次可怕的悲剧感到震惊。

I was devastated . I needed to relieve my pain, and I thought drugs were the answer.

我彻底垮了，想找点什么东西减轻痛苦，于是我想到了毒品。

I was devastated by the news of the crash.

我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊.

I recently requested 350 million dollars that the Congress authorize for the prevention of starvation and suffering in countries devastated by the war

我在最近向国会申请到帮助战乱国家预防饥荒的3.5亿美元救济金。

The unhappiness of a wife with a good husband is much more devastated than the unhappiness of a wife with a bad husband.

有好丈夫的妻子的不幸，比有坏丈夫的妻子的不幸，更加无可就药。

devastated stream

n.荒溪,荒废河流