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

• The state could not protect its citizens from the ravages of inflation.
  国家无法使平民免受通货膨胀之害。
• 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。
• 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来复枪，防止他被恶劣的天气损坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Why, for example, must millions of innocents suffer the ravages of disease and other natural disasters?
  例如，成千上万的无辜者为什么必须遭受疾病的折磨和自然灾害的蹂躏？
• 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。
• The area has escaped the ravages of war.
  这个地区得以免受战争的破坏。
• It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time.
  任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。