ravages

英 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈrævɪdʒɪz]

n.  破坏; 损害; 毁坏
v.  毁坏; 损坏; 严重损害
ravage的第三人称单数

COCA.17348

牛津词典

noun

• 破坏；损害；毁坏
  the destruction caused by sth
  1. the ravages of war
     战争造成的灾难
  2. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time .
     她的容颜未能幸免于时间的摧残。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破坏；蹂躏；毁坏
  The ravages oftime, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
  1. Carol Drinkwater is blessed with a fine bone structure that stands up better to the ravages of time.
     卡罗尔·德林克沃特生就一副好身板，经过岁月历练还那么硬朗。
  2. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ravages of a cold, wet climate.
     耐寒抗湿的高科技草坪

双语例句

• It is an industry that has suffered more than most from the ravages of global competition.
  这是一个深受全球竞争蹂躏的行业。
• The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
  该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• Chinese demand for raw materials helped protect the Australian economy from the ravages of the global recession.
  中国对矿石等原材料的大量需求使澳大利亚免于全球经济危机的打击。
• Chinese villages live through the thick culture of thousands of years, and the ravages of modern China.
  中国乡村有跨越千年的厚重文化，又历经现代中国的摧残洗礼。
• Some of these genetic misprints are caused by outside agents, chemical or biological, especially in parts of the body the skin, the lungs and the digestive tract most exposed to the ravages of the world.
  其中一部分遗传错误是外部的化学或生物原因造成的，在皮肤、肺部和消化道等受外部世界荼毒最多的部位中尤其如此。
• This work, peculiar to the whole of Europe, effected more ravages in Germany than anywhere else.
  这部著作，风行于整个欧洲，在德国比在任何地方为害更烈。
• It would be wrong to assume that rich countries will always be able to insulate themselves with drugs against the ravages of new diseases
  要是以为富国总能为自己备好药物以抵御新发疾病的侵害，那就错了。
• I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage.
  我会像爱护自己腿、、睛和心脏一样爱护我的***，防止他被恶劣的天气损坏。
• A war that ravages our planet until it was consumed by death.
  战争在我们的星球横行，直到彻底毁灭了这个世界。