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. 摧毀；毀滅；破壞 The building was completely destroyed by fire. 這棟建築物被大火徹底焚毀了。 The earthquake damaged or destroyed countless homes. 地震損壞或摧毀了無數的房屋。 Some of the habitat has already been totally destroyed. 一些栖息地已經被完全破壞了。 They've destroyed all the evidence. 他們銷毀了一切證據。
Extra ExamplesDrugs can destroy the health and lives of young people. 毒品能毀掉年輕人的健康和生命。 He physically destroyed the computer by smashing it to pieces. 他把電腦砸成了碎片。 Our greed may ultimately destroy the planet. 我們的貪婪可能最終會毀滅我們的地球。 She seemed intent on destroying everything they had built up together. 她似乎有意要毀掉他們共同建立的一切。 That guy just single-handedly destroyed everything we've worked for. 那家夥單槍匹馬就破壞了我們爲之辛勞的一切。 The bomb hit, instantly destroying the building. 炸彈命中，瞬間摧毀了大樓。 The earthquake literally destroyed their villages. 地震毀滅了他們的村子。 The rainforest is being systematically destroyed. 雨林正遭到蓄意毀壞。 These weapons are capable of destroying the entire planet. 這些武器足以摧毀整個星球。 This disease threatens to destroy many of our native trees. 這種病使本地的許多樹木面臨毀滅的危險。 a new attempt to destroy enemy positions 又一次以摧毀敵人陣地爲目的的進攻 The brigade's mission was to destroy the enemy. 該旅的任務是消滅敵人。 Heat gradually destroys vitamin C. 加熱會逐漸破壞維生素 C。 You have destroyed my hopes of happiness. 你毀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
- …
- destroy somebody/something
to take all the value and pleasure from somebody's life; to ruin (= completely damage) somebody's life or reputation 破壞： 從某人的生活中獲取所有的價值和樂趣；破壞（完全破壞）某人的生活或聲譽Failure was slowly destroying him. 失敗漸漸地把他毀了。 She threatened to destroy my reputation. 她威脅要毀掉我的名譽。 He wanted revenge on the man who had destroyed his life. 他想報複那個毀了他一生的人。 Their lives have been virtually destroyed by this tragedy. 他們的生活事實上已被這一悲劇毀掉。
- destroy something
to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted （因動物有病或不再需要而）殺死，消滅，人道毀滅 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’.