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 health of many millions of Africans has also improved, thanks in part to the wider distribution of mosquito nets and the gradual easing of the ravages of HIV/ AIDS.
  数以百万计的非洲人的身体健康同样得到改善，部分是由于蚊帐的广泛分发，以及艾滋造成的破坏慢慢减轻。
• 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。
• 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。
• According to Mustard, traces of any organisms that existed could still be found in the silica, which is non-porous and ideal for preserving fossil remains from the ravages of time and weather.
  马斯特说，硅石不具备渗入性，是保留化石遗迹免受时刻和天色摧残的理想物，所以曾经存在的生物痕迹仍然可能在硅石中找到。
• Its ravages must be reduced to a level where reasonable economic return can be achieved. The serious situation of the mental health of college students has made their self-abasement stronger and more dangerous.
  它的危害程度必须减少到能够得到合理的经济收入为度。大学生严峻的心理健康状况强化了自卑心理及其危害程度。
• The area has escaped the ravages of war.
  这个地区得以免受战争的破坏。
• 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 ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。
• These countries subsequently experienced rapid improvements in their trade balances and suffered much less from the ravages of the global contraction of the 1930s.
  后来，这些国家的贸易收支状况迅速改善，并且在上世纪30年代全球经济衰退期间，受到的冲击要小得多。
• 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。