ravages

英 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

n.  破坏; 损害; 毁坏
v.  毁坏; 损坏; 严重损害
ravage的第三人称单数

COCA.17348

牛津词典

noun

• 破坏；损害；毁坏
  the destruction caused by sth
  1. the ravages of war
     战争造成的灾难
  2. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time .
     她的容颜未能幸免于时间的摧残。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破坏；蹂躏；毁坏
  The ravages oftime, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
  1. Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
     卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
  2. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ravages of a cold, wet climate.
     耐寒抗湿的高科技草坪

双语例句

• The health of many millions of Africans has also improved, thanks in part to the wider distribution of mosquito nets and the gradual easing of the ravages of HIV/ AIDS.
  数以百万计的非洲人的身体健康同样得到改善，部分是由于蚊帐的广泛分发，以及艾滋造成的破坏慢慢减轻。
• The state could not protect its citizens from the ravages of inflation.
  国家无法使平民免受通货膨胀之害。
• Its ravages must be reduced to a level where reasonable economic return can be achieved. The serious situation of the mental health of college students has made their self-abasement stronger and more dangerous.
  它的危害程度必须减少到能够得到合理的经济收入为度。大学生严峻的心理健康状况强化了自卑心理及其危害程度。
• The ravages of time had spoilt her looks.
  岁月摧残了她的容貌。
• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• Many refugees fleeting the ravages of war or civil strife may be displaced within their country.
  许多躲避战争或内乱蹂躏的难民被迫在国内避难。
• The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
  该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
• Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  求你救我的灵魂，脱离他们的残害，救我的生命，脱离少壮狮子。
• Forget Thumper and Peter Rabbit& this is a plague that ravages gardens and pasture, denudes entire landscapes.
  这不是迪士尼小兔桑普，也不是彼得兔太太，这是一场毁坏菜园和牧场、吞噬整个地区的灾难。
• In the last hundred years, the wind has worn the rocks away. as a result of the storm ravages the night before.
  在过去的一百年中，风剥蚀了这些岩石。