| 词汇 | wreaked |
| 释义 | wreaked past simple and past participle ofwreak wreak verb[ T ] formaluk /riːk/ us /riːk/ to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way: 造成，引起（灾祸等） The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.最近的暴风雨给农作物造成了巨大的灾害。 She was determined to wreak revenge/vengeance on both him and his family.她决心要报复他和他的家人。 Synonyms bring cause inflict visit something on/upon someoneold use or formal Causing things to happen activate activation actuation agent attribute attribute something to someone hyperstimulate hyperstimulation implement implementation in launch pad pioneer Pygmalion effect reactivate realization realize reattribute render spark Examples of wreakedwreaked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Consequently, the political arena has been left dominated by a few who have wreaked total havoc on the country. The advent of modern travel has wreaked further havoc on the appropriate preposition. Mining activities have wreaked havoc on the environment, especially in relation to the diminution and contagion of water and wood used for burning fires. An outrageous force majeure is being wreaked on tenants—especially the elderly, as was pointed out— whereby they must obtain their insurance from a particular company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There comes a time when we say that the vengeance that has been wreaked is ill-directed and wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There had been mob violence on a gigantic scale in which one community wreaked its vengeance on another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the principal problems lies with the restoration of effective democratic parties following the destruction wreaked by military dictatorship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decades of third-rate technology have wreaked havoc on the health of the environment and on the people who live in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have already seen the havoc wreaked on the national health service by the imposition of a purchaser-provider split in the delivery of health care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has wreaked havoc in the education system for long enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As he wreaked his brutal purpose on her, the life was crushed out of her body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing hurts so much as the terrible havoc that is being wreaked by drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prolonged periods of wet weather have wreaked havoc on the cereal and potato crops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have seen the damage that can be wreaked from a more lax approach. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The same injustices can be wreaked upon individuals; the same blindness to grievances can be there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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