ravage
v[Tn]
1 damage (sth) badly; destroy 严重损坏(某物); 毁坏
forests ravaged by fire 毁於火灾的森林
(fig 比喻) a face ravaged by disease, eg covered with marks after smallpox 因疾病而破相(如患天花後留有麻子).
2 (of armies, etc) rob and plunder (sth) with violence (指军队等)抢劫, 掠夺(某物)
Bands of soldiers ravaged the countryside. 成群的士兵洗劫了乡村.
Yes, and we must stop people walking on this floor until it's firm. It may be necessary to put up a notice saying Keep off. Another thing, we' ll have to drill a hole in the wall for the electric wires.