ravage
/ˈrævɪdʒ; `rævɪdʒ/ 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.