When something hits you so hard that you feel emptied out — a death, a breakup, news that a plan you had your whole heart in has failed — English speakers say they are devastated. It is much stronger than sad or upset; it is the feeling of being knocked flat.

When something hits you so hard that you feel emptied out當有件事重重打擊你，讓你覺得整個人被掏空 a death, a breakup, news that a plan you had your whole heart in has failed像是有人過世、分手，或是你全心投入的計畫傳來失敗的消息 English speakers say they are devastated英語使用者就會說自己devastated It is much stronger than sad or upset這比sad或upset強烈得多 it is the feeling of being knocked flat是那種整個人被打垮的感覺

People use it in ordinary talk, not only in books: I was devastated. She looked devastated.

People use it in ordinary talk, not only in books人們在日常對話裡就會這樣講，不只出現在書裡 I was devastated像是I was devastated She looked devastated或She looked devastated

Young people sometimes stretch it for smaller shocks (“I’m devastated — they sold out of the shoes”), and older people may raise an eyebrow, though actually almost everyone stretches it a little when they want you to feel how much it mattered.

Young people sometimes stretch it for smaller shocks年輕人有時候會把它用在比較小的打擊上 ("I'm devastated — they sold out of the shoes")（像是「我超崩潰——鞋子賣完了」） and older people may raise an eyebrow年長一點的人可能會覺得有點誇張 though actually almost everyone stretches it a little when they want you to feel how much it mattered不過事實上，大家想讓你感受到那件事有多重要時，多少都會誇張一點

The same shape can talk about land or cities laid waste; that is a more physical use. Here we mean the heart.

The same shape can talk about land or cities laid waste同樣的說法也可以用來講土地或城市被摧毀 that is a more physical use那是比較偏物理層面的用法 Here we mean the heart這裡我們談的是心理上的感受