ravage

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rav·age /ˈrævɪdʒ/ verb [transitiveT]

DESTROYto damage something very badly 严重毁坏，摧毁

a country ravaged by civil war

遭受内战重创的国家

His health was gradually ravaged by drink and drugs.

酗酒和吸毒渐渐毁了他的健康。

n Grammar

Ravage is usually passive.

Examples from the Corpus

ravage• A year ago John Holman was near death, an opportunistic infection ravaging his intestines.• Worcester was burnt, and the shire ravaged, but few people killed: they had fled in all directions.• In 1954 he completed the restoration of the chapel, which was ravaged by death-watch beetle.• He died alone, his body ravaged by self- abuse.• It was thus doomed to fail-but not before it had ravaged every society it touched.• The Civil War had brought an end to that; few could now afford to leave their ravaged homes.• A ragged tear ravaged the painted face that looked back at her.• Nick made a start at restoring the ravaged wreck, but sadly died before much was done.

Origin ravage

(1600-1700) French ravager, from ravage “destruction”, from ravir; → RAVISH

rav·age verb →n GRAMMAR1

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