Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6430
devastating
毁灭性的；破坏性极大的
核心释义
Causing devastation.
- 1.
造成毁灭性的。
Causing devastation.
- 2.
轻视；轻描淡写
making light of; ; ; - W.S.Gilbert
轻蔑的；轻慢的；造成毁灭性的。；轻视；轻描淡写；毁灭性的；(非正式)很好的
用法In use
The hurricane left a devastating impact on the small coastal town.
用法提示：这里的'devastating'表示飓风造成了极大的破坏。
Her devastating critique of the movie left the director speechless.
用法提示：这里的'devastating'表示批评极具破坏力。
The news of the accident was devastating to the family.
用法提示：这里的'devastating'表示消息对家庭造成了极大的打击。
a devastating portrait of human folly
be devastating to sb/sth
The tsunami was devastating to the coastal communities.
海啸对沿海社区是毁灭性的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- devastating remark
- 轻蔑的评论
- His devastating remark about her work left her feeling hurt.他对她工作那番轻蔑的评论让她感到受伤。
- devastating irony
- 讽刺性的轻蔑
- The devastating irony of his speech was not lost on the audience.他演讲中讽刺性的轻蔑并没有被观众忽视。
- devastating tone
- 轻蔑的语气
- She spoke with a devastating tone that undermined the importance of the issue.她用一种轻蔑的语气说话，贬低了问题的重要性。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住‘devastating’开头像‘devil’（恶魔），恶魔带来的毁灭性打击。
语境与语域Context & Register
"词义：轻视的，嘲弄的。" 语境：常用于批评、幽默或评论。语体：混合，既可用于正式场合（如文学评论）也用于非正式（如日常调侃）。注：此义项通常用来形容言语具有轻蔑或开玩笑的意味，例如 a devastating remark。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ating' but have different stressed vowels; 'devastating' has /ɛ/ in the first syllable, while others have /æ/, /ɒ/, or /ɪ/ (for 'investigating' the stress is on the second syllable). They are not perfect rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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