destroy
- vt.破坏;摧毁;毁灭;(因动物有病或不再需要而)杀死，消灭，人道毁灭
过去式： destroyed 现在分词： destroying 过去分词： destroyed 第三人称单数： destroys
de- 离开,向下 + stroy- 建立
destroyverb
摧毁；毁灭；破坏
to damage sth so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc.
The building was completely destroyed by fire.
这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
They've destroyed all the evidence.
他们销毁了一切证据。
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。
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy) .
失败渐渐地把他毁了。
（因动物有病或不再需要而）杀死，消灭，人道毁灭
to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted
The injured horse had to be destroyed.
这匹马受了伤，只好送它回老家了。
destroy
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VERB 毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁
To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos...
那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
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VERB 毁掉…的生活;使垮掉
To destroy someone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear.If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。
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VERB 杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）
If an animal is destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous.Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.
林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。
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See also:soul-destroying
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- defeat soundly
- The home team demolished the visitors
- Synonym: demolish
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- put (an animal) to death
- The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid
- the sick cat had to be put down
- Synonym: put down
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- destroy completely;damage irreparably
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- Synonym: ruin
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- do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
- The fire destroyed the house
- Synonym: destruct
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The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch .
政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。
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He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
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Many a good man has been destroyed by drink .
许多好人都毁在了饮酒上。
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They were all destroyed , to the last man .
他们无一例外全部被歼。
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He had seen his life 's work destroyed before his very eyes .
他曾看到他毕生的劳动成果就在自己的眼前毁于一旦。
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Resistance to change has nearly destroyed the industry .
对变革的抵制几乎毁了这个行业。
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Two buildings were destroyed and many others damaged in the blast .
在这次爆炸中，两座建筑物被摧毁，其他许多建筑物也被损坏。
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The bridge was destroyed so we couldn 't get across the river .
大桥已经毁坏，我们无法过河了。
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The essential character of the town has been destroyed by the new road .
这个城镇的主要特色被这条新公路毁了。
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Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire .
那些画有好几幅被大火烧毁了。
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The building was completely destroyed by fire .
这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
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Men , women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed .
村庄被毁，男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。
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Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year .
每年都有几千公顷的森林遭到破坏。
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The explosion completely destroyed the building .
爆炸完全毁掉了那栋大楼。
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Once destroyed , brain cells do not regenerate .
脑细胞一旦遭到破坏，就不能再生。
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He had destroyed everything we held dear .
他把我们珍视的一切都给毁了。
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You have destroyed my hopes of happiness .
你毁掉了我得到幸福的希望。
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The entire village was destroyed .
整个村庄都给毁了。
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The injured horse had to be destroyed .
这匹马受了伤，只好送它回老家了。
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Failure was slowly destroying him .
失败渐渐地把他毁了。
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Are you intent upon destroying my reputation ?
你是不是存心要败坏我的名誉？
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Priceless antiques were destroyed in the fire .
无价之宝的古董在大火中焚毁。
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The dog was humanely destroyed .
那条狗被人道毁灭了。
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Named after Ned Lud , one of the workers who destroyed machinery in factories in the early 19th century , because they believed it would take away their jobs .
源自19世纪初的工人内德∙卢德，他同其他一些工人认为机器会夺走工作而将工厂机器捣毁。
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They kept going , destroying one store after another .
他们并未停手，摧毁了一家又一家商店。
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They can 't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us .
除非他们将我们赶尽杀绝，否则真理不灭。
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We wanted to soften the light without destroying the overall effect of space
我们希望在不破坏整体空间效果的同时，使灯光柔和一些。
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Criticizing will only destroy a relationship and create feelings of failure .
批评责备只能破坏关系，让人产生失败感。
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No one was injured in the explosion , but the building was completely destroyed
没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
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The cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1136 AD
大教堂在公元1136年的大火中被付之一炬。
常指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏某事物，使其不再存在、不能或很难再使用或修复。
The capital of the country was destroyed in the war.
该国首都在战争中被摧毁了。
The bomb completely destroyed that building.
炸弹彻底炸毁了那栋建筑。
The intruders destroyed the priceless painting.
闯入者毁掉了那幅价值连城的画作。
常指彻底摧毁或拆除建筑物。
Many buildings were demolished in the quake.
许多建筑在地震中变为废墟。
The school was demolished in 1945.
这所学校于1945年拆除。
Those disused factories are being demolished.
那些废弃的工厂正在被拆除。
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