To ravage something is to damage it very badly, usually on a large scale: war ravages a city, fire ravages a forest, disease can ravage a community. It is a strong verb, a little formal or news-like.

To ravage something ravage某樣東西 is to damage it very badly指的是把它嚴重破壞，usually on a large scale通常是大規模的：war ravages a city戰爭蹂躪一座城市，fire ravages a forest大火摧毀一片森林，disease can ravage a community疾病也能重創一個社區。It這個詞 is a strong verb是一個很強烈的動詞，a little formal or news-like帶點正式或新聞用語的感覺。

You would not normally say you ravaged your homework; the harm is big, wild, and often hard to undo. There is also a noun, most often in the plural (the ravages of…).

You would not normally say你通常不會說 you ravaged your homework你「ravage」了你的作業；the harm是因為 is big, wild, and often hard to undo這個詞講的傷害是巨大、猛烈，而且往往難以挽回的。There is also a noun這個詞也有名詞形式，most often in the plural最常以複數出現 (the ravages of…)（the ravages of…）。

Though actually, writers also use ravaged for a person’s face or body when illness, grief, or time has worn them down, which is a picture, not about buildings. Do not mix it up with ravish, a different and mostly literary word about seizing someone or filling them with strong feeling.

Though actually不過實際上，writers also use ravaged作家也會用ravaged for a person's face or body來形容一個人的臉或身體 when illness, grief, or time has worn them down當疾病、悲傷，或歲月把他們磨損殆盡時，which is a picture這是一種畫面式的用法，not about buildings而不是在講建築物。Do not mix it up with不要把它跟ravish搞混 ravish, a different and mostly literary word（ravish）ravish是一個不同、而且多半是文學性的字，about seizing someone or filling them with strong feeling講的是抓住某人，或讓某人充滿強烈的情感。