美 [leɪ weɪst]
完全摧毁，尤其是指地理区域或地区
The aphid is now laying waste to the wheat and barley fields.
蚜虫正在毁掉一片片的小麦和大麦田地。
He accused the company of exploiting its workers and laying waste to forests.
他指控这家企业剥削劳工人，并将废弃物丢弃林场。
Panic is a reliable destroyer — whether it's laying waste to data or to other things.
惊慌肯定是个破坏者——无论它是破坏数据还是其他什么事。
It is only natural to be scared of zombies, and to prevent them from laying waste to your home.
Troops and militias reacted by laying waste to East Timor and slaughtering anyone they associated with the independence movement.
Together, Carol and Max picked up a long log and ran at a nest that had survived intact, laying waste to it.