devastation
US: /ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən/
UK: /dˌɛvəstˈeɪʃən/
UK: /dˌɛvəstˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
devastation /,devəs'teiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự tàn phá, sự phá huỷ, sự phá phách
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U] great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area: The bomb caused widespread devastation. + The cost of the devastation could run to £6 million.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
complete, utter | widespread | ecological, environmental | economic
VERB + DEVASTATION
cause
The hurricane caused widespread devastation.
DEVASTATION + VERB
be wrought
We surveyed the devastation wrought by the fire.
PHRASES
a scene of devastation
He surveyed the scene of utter devastation beneath him.
| a trail of devastation
The tornado left a trail of devastation in its wake.
