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。
严重破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
严重破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
cause extensive destruction or damage to something
The war ravaged the entire region.
战争毁坏了整个地区。
(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
造成大面积破坏或彻底毁灭
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
ravage
Base
原形
ravages
3rd person
第三人称单数
ravaging
-ing
现在分词
ravaged
Past
过去式
ravaged
Past participle
过去分词
The storm ravages the coast every year.
风暴每年侵袭海岸。
The war ravaged the country.
战争摧毁了那个国家。
The disease has ravaged the population.
这种疾病已经肆虐了人口。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The earthquake ravaged the entire city, leaving thousands homeless.
地震摧毁了整个城市,导致数千人无家可归。
Forest fires ravaged the region, destroying vast areas of woodland.
森林火灾蹂躏了该地区,摧毁了大片林地。
The disease continues to ravage the population, causing widespread suffering.
这种疾病继续蹂躏着当地人口,造成广泛的痛苦。
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。
常用被动语态,表示被...破坏。
The forest was ravaged by fire.
森林被大火毁坏。
Not this
The hurricane ravaged.
Use this
The hurricane ravaged the coast.
动词"ravage"是及物动词,必须跟直接宾语。中文学习者容易误以为它可以像"破坏"那样不带宾语使用,但实际上英语中"ravage"必须后接被破坏的对象。
Not this
The fire ravaged on the village.
Use this
The fire ravaged the village.
动词"ravage"后直接跟宾语,不需要介词"on"。中文学习者受"对...造成破坏"或"damage to"结构的影响,可能错误添加介词,但"ravage"是及物动词,直接接被破坏的宾语。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
毁坏庄稼
A swarm of locusts ravaged the crops in the region.
一群蝗虫毁坏了该地区的庄稼。
他们对地球做了什么?对我们美丽的姐妹做了什么?掠夺、蹂躏她,撕裂她,噬咬她。
In the song 'Woodstock,' Joni Mitchell laments that the earth has been ravaged and plundered by human greed.
在歌曲《伍德斯托克》中,琼尼·米切尔哀叹地球被人类的贪婪所掠夺和蹂躏。
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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。
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。
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