His health was gradually ravaged by drink and drugs.
酗酒和吸毒渐渐毁了他的健康。
nGrammar
Ravage is usually passive.
Examples from the Corpus
ravage• A year ago John Holman was near death, an opportunistic infection ravaging his intestines.• Worcester was burnt, and the shireravaged, but few people killed: they had fled in all directions.• In 1954 he completed the restoration of the chapel, which was ravaged by death-watch beetle.• He died alone, his body ravaged by self- abuse.• It was thus doomed to fail-but not before it had ravaged every society it touched.• The Civil War had brought an end to that; few could now afford to leave their ravaged homes.• A ragged tearravaged the painted face that looked back at her.• Nick made a start at restoring the ravagedwreck, but sadly died before much was done.
Originravage
(1600-1700)Frenchravager, from ravage“destruction”, from ravir; → RAVISH