v.  令〔某人〕极度震惊；使〔某人〕伤心欲绝

v.  严重破坏，彻底破坏，摧毁

• devastating

  a.  毁灭性的，破坏力极强的

  a.  令人悲痛的；令人震惊的，骇人的

• devastation

  n. （尤指大面积的）毁灭，破坏，蹂躏

• a devastating blow  沉重的打击

• devastating effect/impact  破坏力极大

• devastating results/consequences 

  毁灭性的后果

• It is a devastating experience.

  令人震惊的经历

• 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.

  气候变化带来的破坏力极大

• The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by   27   on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks. 毁坏庄稼

• Rob was devastated by the news of her death. 罗布听到她死去的消息悲痛欲绝。

• The city centre was devastated by the bomb. 市中心被这枚炸弹摧毁了。

• Long-term unemployment can be devastating. 长期失业对人的打击很大。

• The war brought massive devastation and loss of life to the region.

  战争给该地区造成巨大的破坏以及生命的丧失。

BrE /əˈbɔːt/ ; NAmE /əˈbɔːrt/