devastate

动词 devastate:

1. devastate or ravage
   同义词：lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage, scourge
2. overwhelm or overpower

1. She was devastated by his death.
   她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。
2. I was devastated by the news of the wreck.
   我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。
3. Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO.
   我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。

dev.as.tate

v.tr.（及物动词）
dev.as.tat.ed,dev.as.tat.ing,dev.as.tates
To lay waste; destroy.
变成废墟，荒芜；破坏
To overwhelm; confound; stun:
推翻；挫败；打昏：
例句：
was devastated by the rude remark.
被粗鲁的言论搅昏了头

来源：
Latin dôv3st3re dôv3st3t-
拉丁语 dôv3st3re dôv3st3t-
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.离开.]
v3st3re [to lay waste] from v3stus [empty, desolate] * see eu- 2
v3st3re [使荒芜] 源自 v3stus [空，荒芜] *参见 eu- 2

【引伸】
dev.astat.ingly
adv.（副词）
dev.asta.tion
n.（名词）
dev.asta.tor
n.（名词）