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ravage
严重破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
核心释义
cause extensive destruction or damage to something
- 1.
(战时)对某地发动掠夺性或破坏性袭击
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- 2.
造成大面积破坏或彻底毁灭
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
(战争中)劫掠;洗劫;(战时)对某地发动掠夺性或破坏性袭击;造成大面积破坏或彻底毁灭;毁坏;破坏
用法In use
The earthquake ravaged the entire city, leaving thousands homeless.
用法提示:ravage 用作及物动词,表示彻底破坏。
Forest fires ravaged the region, destroying vast areas of woodland.
用法提示:ravaged 是过去式,强调破坏的严重性。
The disease continues to ravage the population, causing widespread suffering.
用法提示:ravage 用于描述疾病造成的持续破坏。
ravage + noun
及物动词,直接后接宾语。
The war ravaged the entire region.
战争毁坏了整个地区。
be ravaged by + noun
常用被动语态,表示被...破坏。
The forest was ravaged by fire.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be ravaged by war
- 遭受战争的蹂躏
- Many cities were ravaged by war in the twentieth century.二十世纪,许多城市遭受了战争的蹂躏。
- be ravaged by disease
- 遭受疾病的重创
- The population was ravaged by disease after the earthquake.地震过后,民众遭受了疾病的严重摧残。
- be ravaged by fire
- 被大火烧毁
- The old warehouse was ravaged by fire last night.昨晚,那座旧仓库被大火烧毁了。
- ravage the countryside
- 蹂躏乡村;严重破坏乡村
- The invading army ravaged the countryside before retreating.入侵的军队在撤退前蹂躏了乡村。
- ravage crops
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想(非词源):rava 音近“拉瓦”,想象一场风暴把房屋“拉”倒、瓦片四飞,城市被彻底“蹂躏”。ravage = 摧毁、劫掠。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:历史叙述、新闻报道、文学作品 该词多用于正式或书面语,通常出现在历史叙述和新闻报道中,强调战争或灾害造成的严重破坏;口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
ravage /ˈrævɪdʒ/ 与 savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ 韵脚相同。damage、manage 也以 /ɪdʒ/ 结尾并拼作 -age,但 /ɪdʒ/ 前的辅音不同,不算完全押韵。注意 rage /reɪdʒ/ 虽也以 -age 结尾,但读音不同;village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ 和 image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ 的元音也不一样。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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