wreaked

英 [riːkt]

美 [riːkt]

v.  造成(巨大的破坏或伤害)
wreak的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

The form wrought can also be used as the past participle. 过去分词亦可使用wrought。


• VERB 造成(混乱或破坏)
  Something or someone thatwreakshavoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage.
  1. Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured...
     猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏，致使三人死亡，数十人受伤。
  2. The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below.
     山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
  3. ...the devastation wrought by a decade of fighting.
     十年战事造成的严重破坏
• VERB 实施(报复)
  If youwreakrevenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you.
  1. He threatened to wreak vengeance on the men who toppled him a year ago.
     他威胁要对一年前扳倒他的人进行报复。
• See also:wrought

双语例句

• The protectionist lobbies that have wreaked havoc during past economic downturns are weaker or more ambivalent this time round.
  在过去几次经济衰退期间曾造成严重破坏的保护主义游说活动，这次势力有所减弱，或者态度变得更加模棱两可。
• The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
  最近的暴风雨已对庄稼造成了严重的破坏。
• The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce gave greatly wreaked havoc on European's private lives.
  通讯的革命，从稳定的到变化的商业文化的变动，以及妇女在劳动力方面的大规模进入，严重地破坏了欧洲人的私人生活。
• The Indian Ocean tsunami that wreaked havoc in southern Thailand and other countries is a perfect example of why.
  给泰国和其它国家造成巨大灾难的印度洋海啸就是一个活生生的例子。
• She wreaked her bad temper on her son.
  她冲着儿子发脾气。
• A major power failure wreaked havoc in New York last night.
  昨晚纽约大停电引起了一片混乱。
• He wreaked his anger on his son.
  他在他的儿子身上施加愤怒。
• The rainstorm wreaked havoc on the West Coast and caused a major cleanup.
  暴雨给西岸地区造成极大破坏，雨后清理工作严峻。
• They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping.
  他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。
• Dam-building has also wreaked havoc, creating water shortages, environmental damage and may have even helped set off earthquakes in southwest China, according to some scientists.
  一些科学家表示，修建大坝也会造成严重影响，导致用水短缺，环境破坏，甚至西南地区的地震可能也是它引起的。