destroy
verb OPAL S
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
Word Family
- destroy verb
- destroyer noun
- destruction noun
- destructive adjective
- indestructible adjective
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they destroy | /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ |
| he / she / it destroys | /dɪˈstrɔɪz/ /dɪˈstrɔɪz/ |
| past simple destroyed | /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ |
| past participle destroyed | /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ |
| -ing form destroying | /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/ /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/ |
- 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。
- Drugs 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- can
- could
- etc.
- …
- an attempt to destroy something
- be capable of destroying something
- be intent on destroying something
- …
- The building was completely destroyed by fire.
- 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。
- Failure was slowly destroying him.
- 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 - The injured horse had to be destroyed.
这匹马受了伤，只好把它杀了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- humanely
- have to be destroyed
see also soul-destroying - The injured horse had to be destroyed.
词源Middle English: from Old French destruire, based on Latin destruere, from de- (expressing reversal) + struere ‘build’.