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In early September, severe flooding destroyed much of the Libyan city of Derna.
9月初,严重的洪水灾害摧毁了利比亚城市德尔纳的大部分地区。
Rampant
猖獗的,泛滥的
Heavy rains from a powerful storm burst two dams in the Mediterranean city causing rampant death and destruction.
一场强风暴带来的暴雨冲垮了这座地中海城市的两座大坝,造成了大量人员死亡和破坏。
Multistory buildings were suddenly swept away with families inside.
多层建筑物突然被冲走,里面有很多家庭。
Officials say thousands have died with many more thousands still missing.
官员们表示,数千人死亡,还有数千人失踪。
Rampant describes something spreading or increasing without restraint.
Rampant形容某物不受控制地蔓延或增长。
We use it mostly when talking about something very bad - such as disease spread, crime and pollution.
我们通常在谈论非常糟糕的事情时使用它,比如疾病传播、犯罪和污染。