ravage

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Grievous damage or havoc.
    — Would one think 'twere possible for love / To make such ravage in a noble soul!
  2. Depredation or devastation.
    — the ravages of fire or tempest
动词 v.
  1. To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something. transitive
    — Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes.
  2. To pillage or plunder destructively; to sack. transitive
  3. To wreak destruction. intransitive
  4. To have vigorous sexual intercourse with. slang
  5. To rape. slang

词形变化

ravages present,singular,third-person ravaging participle,present ravaged participle,past ravaged past ravages plural

词汇关系

衍生词
ravageable ravagement unravaged
相关词
rapid

词源

词源 1
From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).
词源 2
From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).
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