verb🔗Share荒廃させる, 破壊するTo ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest."The wildfire devastated the forest, leaving behind only charred trees and ash. "山火事は森林を荒廃させ、焼け焦げた木と灰だけを残しました。disasterenvironmentareabuildingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share破壊する、打ち砕くTo destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions."The new evidence completely devastated his long-held theory about the cause of the accident. "新しい証拠は、事故の原因に関する彼の長年の理論を完全に打ち砕いた。emotionsufferingmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share荒廃させる, 破壊するTo break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over."The fire completely devastated the old farmhouse, leaving only rubble. "火災は古い農家を完全に荒廃させ、瓦礫だけを残しました。disastersufferingconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share荒廃した, 破壊されたRuined, ravaged."the devastated city"荒廃した都市disastersufferingconditionsituationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share打ちのめされた, 意気消沈したExtremely upset and shocked."a devastated widow"打ちのめされた未亡人emotionmindsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
