devastating

[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ] [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ]
  • 副词:devastatingly;
  • 相关单词 devastatingly
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    • Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.
      2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • But today's report is the starkest warning yet of the potentially devastating impact of climate change and human exploitation on the Antarctic's delicate ecosystems.
      2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the insect's effects are devastating.
      2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
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    • Adjective
      1. making light of;
      "afire with annihilating invective""a devastating portrait of human folly""to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
      2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
      "possessing annihilative power""a devastating hurricane""the guns opened a withering fire"
      3. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
      "a crushing blow""a crushing rejection""bone-crushing"