| 单词 | lay waste to |
| 释义 | lay waste to (once / 176408 pages) v WORD FAMILY lay waste to: laying waste to USAGE EXAMPLES“By marching our legions through the countryside of foreign continents, burning homes, laying waste to the land and indiscriminately killing friend and foe alike?” New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) In 1989, she also saw Hurricane Hugo lay waste to large parts of the Charleston area. New York Times(Oct 05, 2016) Cancer is first the limiter of horizons, laying waste to planning and ambition. Washington Post(Oct 06, 2016) v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion Syn|Hypo|Hyper desolate, devastate, ravage, scourge, waste ruin reduce to ruins destroy, ruin destroy completely; damage irreparably |
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