| Subject | English | Chinese |
| sport. | devastating blow | 毁灭性打击 |
| agric. | devastating disease | 毁灭性病害 |
| tech. | devastating earthquake | 破坏性地震 |
| tech. | devastating flood | 毁灭性洪水 |
| sport. | devastating form | 竞技状态极好 |
| biol. | devastating grasshopper | 赤地［蚱］蜢 (Melanoplus devastator Scudd.，蝗科) |