destroy
verbWord Family
- destroy verb
- destroyer noun
- destruction noun
- destructive adjective
- indestructible adjective
- destroy something
to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc. 摧毁；毁灭；破坏 The building was completely destroyed by fire. 这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。 The earthquake damaged or destroyed countless homes. 地震损坏或摧毁了无数的房屋。 Some of the habitat has already been totally destroyed. 一些栖息地已经被完全破坏了。 They've destroyed all the evidence. 他们销毁了一切证据。
Extra ExamplesDrugs can destroy the health and lives of young people. 毒品能毁掉年轻人的健康和生命。 He physically destroyed the computer by smashing it to pieces. 他把电脑砸成了碎片。 Our greed may ultimately destroy the planet. 我们的贪婪可能最终会毁灭我们的地球。 She seemed intent on destroying everything they had built up together. 她似乎有意要毁掉他们共同建立的一切。 That guy just single-handedly destroyed everything we've worked for. 那家伙单枪匹马就破坏了我们为之辛劳的一切。 The bomb hit, instantly destroying the building. 炸弹命中，瞬间摧毁了大楼。 The earthquake literally destroyed their villages. 地震毁灭了他们的村子。 The rainforest is being systematically destroyed. 雨林正遭到蓄意毁坏。 These weapons are capable of destroying the entire planet. 这些武器足以摧毁整个星球。 This disease threatens to destroy many of our native trees. 这种病使本地的许多树木面临毁灭的危险。 a new attempt to destroy enemy positions 又一次以摧毁敌人阵地为目的的进攻 The brigade's mission was to destroy the enemy. 该旅的任务是消灭敌人。 Heat gradually destroys vitamin C. 加热会逐渐破坏维生素 C。 You have destroyed my hopes of happiness. 你毁掉了我得到幸福的希望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- can
- could
- etc.
- …
- an attempt to destroy something
- be capable of destroying something
- be intent on destroying something
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- destroy somebody/something
to take all the value and pleasure from somebody's life; to ruin (= completely damage) somebody's life or reputation 破坏： 从某人的生活中获取所有的价值和乐趣；破坏（完全破坏）某人的生活或声誉Failure was slowly destroying him. 失败渐渐地把他毁了。 She threatened to destroy my reputation. 她威胁要毁掉我的名誉。 He wanted revenge on the man who had destroyed his life. 他想报复那个毁了他一生的人。 Their lives have been virtually destroyed by this tragedy. 他们的生活事实上已被这一悲剧毁掉。
- destroy something
to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted （因动物有病或不再需要而）杀死，消灭，人道毁灭 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- humanely
- have to be destroyed
see also soul-destroying
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destruire, based on Latin destruere, from de- (expressing reversal) + struere ‘build’.