ravage
v[Tn]
1 damage (sth) badly; destroy 严重损坏(某物); 毁坏
forests ravaged by fire 毁於火灾的森林
(fig 比喻) a face ravaged by disease, eg covered with marks after smallpox 因疾病而破相(如患天花後留有麻子).
2 (of armies, etc) rob and plunder (sth) with violence (指军队等)抢劫, 掠夺(某物)
Bands of soldiers ravaged the countryside. 成群的士兵洗劫了乡村.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
Maori believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days, so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.