及物动词

1. 毁坏;破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.

1. overwhelm or overpower

e.g. He was devastated by his grief when his son died

2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

e.g. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

Synonym: lay waste towastedesolateravagescourge