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

• 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。
• Many refugees fleeting the ravages of war or civil strife may be displaced within their country.
  许多躲避战争或内乱蹂躏的难民被迫在国内避难。
• 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。
• Africa has yet to recover from the ravages of the slave trade or the subsequent era of colonization.
  非洲尚未从奴隶贸易的破坏中，或从其后的殖民时代恢复元气。
• When women and girls have access to proper health care, families are healthier and communities are less subject to the ravages of disease and hunger.
  当妇女和女孩得到充分的卫生保健时，家庭会更加健康，社区不太会遭受疾病和饥饿肆虐之害。
• 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。
• I tell you truly, it is the same fire which destroys your foods and your bodies, even as the fire of malice, which ravages your thoughts, ravages your spirits.
  我真实地告诉你们，它与毁灭你们食物和身体的火是同一种火，甚至象毁坏你们思想的怨恨之火一样，毁坏你们的灵。
• Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  求你救我的灵魂，脱离他们的残害，救我的生命，脱离少壮狮子。
• 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。
• 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。