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destroy[di'strɔi]vt.1.■破坏，毁坏，毁灭，摧毁，拆毁(建筑物等)：Fire destroyed several houses in the area.大火烧毁了该地区的几栋房子。The earthquake destroyed several stores in the business district.那次地震摧毁了商业区的几家商店。2.■打破(计划、希望等)；消除；除掉；结束，终止：They destroyed communication from within.他们从内部中断了联系。All hopes of a peaceful settlement were destroyed by the bomb.这个爆炸事件使一切和平解决的希望都破灭了。3.■杀死，干掉，杀戮；彻底消灭，扑灭：He had to destroy the injured animal.他只好杀死那个受伤的动物。The hunter destroyed the elephant.猎手射杀了那头大象。4.■彻底打败，击溃，粉碎，使覆灭，使毁灭；压服，制服，压垮：He felt destroyed by the thought that she no longer needed him.他一想到她不再需要他了，他就感到精神崩溃了。She was wholly destroyed when her boyfriend left her.当她的男友离开她时，她完全丧失了信心和希望。5.■抵消…的效果(或影响)；使无效，使无用；减损：The evidence completely destroyed her argument.这个证据彻底驳倒了她的论点。vi.1.■从事破坏，破坏；造成破坏；遭到毁灭：Please destroy after reading.请阅后销毁。近义词demolishrazeannihilateDestroy the nests and the birds will fly away.[谚语]驱鸟要除巢，剿匪要除窝。
destroydestroy[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。继承用法destroyableadj.destroyinglyadv.
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;
