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。
毁坏, 蹂躏, 劫掠
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毁坏, 蹂躏, 劫掠
to cause severe damage or destruction, especially by plundering or violent action
现在进行时
The flood is ravaging the village.
洪水正在毁坏村庄。
一般过去时
The war ravaged the country.
战争蹂躏了那个国家。
现在完成时
The disease has ravaged the population.
疾病已经摧毁了人口。
规则动词，过去式与过去分词加-ed。
The hurricane is ravaging the coastal towns, leaving a trail of devastation.
飓风正在摧毁沿海城镇，留下一片狼藉。
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.
野火肆虐森林数周，消防员才得以控制火势。
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.
这种疾病正在蹂躏民众，引起广泛恐慌。
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。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
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）。
grammar · medium
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。
发音和拼写相似，但 raving 侧重言语或情绪失控（狂言、咆哮），而 ravaging 侧重物理破坏。
源自同一词根，但 ravished 指被暴力夺取或极度吸引（被动/完成义），而 ravaging 是主动持续破坏。
拼写和发音近，savaging 常指言语或动物攻击，而 ravaging 多用于自然力或战争的大规模破坏。
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