| 释义 |
lay waste cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins 损毁;蹂躏 * Enemy soldiers laid waste the land. 敌军糟蹋了这块土地。 * In less than an hour's time, the typhoon laid waste a number of towns and villages along the coast. 不到一个小时,台风就把沿海一些城镇和乡村变成了废墟。 |