Word
ravaging
毁坏, 蹂躏, 劫掠
核心释义
to cause severe damage or destruction, especially by plundering or violent action
毁坏( ravage的现在分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫
用法In use
The hurricane is ravaging the coastal towns, leaving a trail of devastation.
用法提示：此处'ravaging'为现在分词，表示正在进行的破坏行为。
Wildfires were ravaging the forest for weeks before firefighters could contain them.
用法提示：'ravaging'在此处与were构成过去进行时，强调持续性的破坏。
The disease is ravaging the population, causing widespread panic.
用法提示：'ravaging'为现在分词，作谓语的一部分，表示疾病造成的严重破坏。
ravaging + noun (direct object)
及物动词，后直接跟被毁坏的事物。
The flood is ravaging the village.
洪水正在毁坏村庄。
ravaging + noun (attributive)
现在分词作定语，修饰名词，表示‘造成严重破坏的’。
The ravaging disease has killed thousands.
这场肆虐的疾病已导致数千人死亡。
Verb forms
base ravage · third person ravages · -ing ravaging · past ravaged · past participle ravaged
规则动词，过去式与过去分词加-ed。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The ravaging of the war lasted years.正确表达The ravages of the war lasted years.
误将动词'ravaging'的现在分词形式用作名词，英语中表示“破坏”的名词常用'ravages'（复数）或'ravage'（不可数）。
易错句子The storm is ravaging on the coast.正确表达The storm is ravaging the coast.
动词'ravage'是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词'on'。受中文“在……上肆虐”影响，学习者常误加介词。
相关词与表达Connections
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常作现在分词，表示正在进行的破坏。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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