devastating
['dev?steiti?]
- adj. 毁灭性的；全然的
- v. 摧毁（devastate的ing形式）；毁坏
考试真题
- Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- But today's report is the starkest warning yet of the potentially devastating impact of climate change and human exploitation on the Antarctic's delicate ecosystems.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the insect's effects are devastating.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A