wreaking

英 [ˈriːkɪŋ]

美 [ˈriːkɪŋ]

v.  造成(巨大的破坏或伤害)
wreak的现在分词

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

• But one university psychologist has warned this is wreaking havoc with our self-image and undermining our sense of self-worth.
  但是一位大学心理学家警告说，这种名人崇拜将会严重干扰我们对自我形象的认识、破坏我们的自我价值感。
• One plasticiser, known as DEHP, is a possible carcinogen, and thought capable of wreaking havoc with children's reproductive organs.
  塑化剂中被了解的如邻苯二甲酸，是一种可能性的致癌物质，并且对孩子的生殖器官有危害。
• It says that the virus is wreaking social and economic havoc on the worst affected nations.
  报告说，在感染最严重的国家，艾滋病病毒正在造成一场社会和经济大灾难。
• The dispute between China and Japan over a few small islands in the East China Sea is wreaking havoc on Japanese automakers selling vehicles in China.
  近期，中日双方就东海的几个小岛发生纠纷，导致在华日资车企的销售业绩遭受重创。
• Your co-worker or manager may have personal issues that are wreaking havoc at work.
  你的同事、经理可能拥有给工作造成了巨大破坏的个人事情。
• As the recycled cabin air dries the mucus in our nasal passages, our sense of smell diminishes, wreaking havoc with our olfactory appreciation.
  由于机舱内的循环空气让我们鼻道中的黏液变干，我们的嗅觉会随之变弱，对气味的辨识会因此遭到破坏。
• With all the rosy news of the past year and the overall gains, it is easy to lose sight of the volatility that has been wreaking havoc on these fortunes on a daily basis for months.
  面对以上令人乐观的消息，我们很容易忽略在过去一年中的财富波动，然而这些日以继月的动荡却可能带给富豪难以估量的损失。
• Despite wreaking havoc in the Northeast states and devastating hundreds of businesses, Hurricane Sandy's impact on jobs appears to have been minimal.
  虽然飓风Sandy对美国东北部的一些州带来了严重破坏，并对数以百计的商店造成了毁灭性打击，但是其对就业的影响看起来只是微乎其微。
• It is "wreaking havoc on private lives and taking a toll on health and well-being", the research warns.
  调查报告中说：这种工作严重危害了个人的生活质量、健康状况和家庭幸福。
• The rejection of US dollar deposits has become so widespread that smaller local banks in Hong Kong are being forced to go into the wholesale market to procure dollars, wreaking havoc with their finances.
  排斥美元存款的现象已经变得非常普遍，以致香港本土的一些小银行正被迫从批发市场买进美元，这给他们的财务状况带来了灾难。