destroy

destroy [disˈtrɔi] vt.

1. ■ 毁坏, 破坏

2. ■ 肃清, 歼灭(敌人), 扑灭(害虫等)

3. ■ 打破(希望, 计划), 使失败

The houses were destroyed by a fire [a flood, an earthquake]. 房屋被火灾[水灾, 地震]所毁。

The heavy rain destroyed all hope of a picnic. 大雨打破了野餐的一切希望。

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继承用法

destroyable adj. destroyingly adv.

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习惯用语

destroy itself

1. ■ 自灭

destroy oneself

1. ■ 自杀

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参考词汇

destroy;demolish;raze;annihilate;都含“毁坏”, “破坏”的意思。

1. ■ destroy为常用词, 指“剧烈地破坏”、“使之不存在”或“使之失去效能”, 如:

The enemy destroyed the city. 敌人破坏了这座城市。

2. ■ demolish 指“由于短暂猛烈的动作而摧毁或拆毁”, 如:

The bombs demolished the factories. 炸弹炸毁了许多工厂。

3. ■ raze 指“夷为平地”, 如:

The city was razed by the earthqake. 地震彻底毁坏了这座城市。

4. ■ annihilate 指“彻底破坏”、“摧毁”、“消灭”, 如:

The invaders were annihilated. 侵略者被消灭了。

construct;build;create;