destroy
破坏,摧毁;消灭,歼灭(敌人);杀死;使失败
变形
过去式:destroyed过去分词:destroyed现在分词:destroying第三人称单数:destroys
双语释义
- vt. & vi. 破坏,毁坏 break to pieces; make useless; put an end to
英英释义
destroy[ di'strɔi ]
- v.
- do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
同义词:destruct
- destroy completely; damage irreparably
同义词:ruin
- defeat soundly
同义词:demolish
- put to death
"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
- do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
词汇搭配
- destroy a building毁坏建筑物
- destroy a dyke毁坏堤坝
- destroy a plan破坏计划
- destroy a puppet regime摧毁傀儡政权
- destroy a stronghold摧毁堡垒
- destroy civilization破坏文明
- destroy enemy歼灭敌人
- destroy equipment毁坏设备
- destroy germs杀菌,灭菌
- destroy hope打破希望
- destroy installations毁坏设备
- destroy numbers of enemy effectives消灭大量的敌人有生力量
- destroy one's health损坏健康
- destroy oneself自杀
- destroy peace破坏和平
- destroy rule摧毁统治
- destroy sb's belief破坏某人的信仰
- destroy sb's faith in破坏某人对…的信念
- destroy sb's prestige破坏某人的威信〔威望〕
- destroy the bandits消灭土匪
- destroy the old world and build the new破坏旧世界,建设新世界
- destroy completely彻底地毁掉
- destroy deliberately蓄意地破坏
- destroy mercilessly无情地毁坏
- destroy partially部分地毁坏
- destroy ruthlessly无情地毁掉
- destroy totally全部地毁坏
- destroy wantonly肆意地破坏
- destroy by a fire毁于火灾
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“破坏,损坏”的意思,其区别是:
destroy多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏,含导致无用,不能或很难再修复的意味。
break普通用词,指某物因被打破或撕破而受到破坏,可指有形或无形的破坏。
wreck侧重指船只、车辆、房屋等受到严重破坏或完全毁坏,也可指计划、健康受到损害。
ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭,侧重破坏的彻底性,也可用于引申意义。
spoil强调不仅会削弱力量、精力或价值,而且会导致不可避免的毁灭。
damage多指对无生命物体的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果。
这组词都有“破坏”的意思,其区别是:
destroy 指十分彻底的毁坏,破坏。如:The whole city was destroyed in the earthquake.( 地震中整个城市被毁了。)
harm 多指带来悲痛,产生恶果的伤害,可以是肉体的也可是精神的。如:Doctors say smoking harms our health.(医生说吸烟对身体有害。)
ruin 为正式用词,强调由于自然力或时间的作用而逐渐损坏,用于比喻时也指彻底毁坏名声,期望等。如:She poured water all over my painting and ruined it. (她把水倒在画上,把它毁了。)另外,ruin的复数形式ruins表“废墟”。
damage一般指部分性的破坏,含可修复使用。
destroy彻底毁坏
damage部分毁坏;
这组词都有“消灭”的意思,其区别是:
destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能,使之无用或毁灭。
extinguish原义指灭火,转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。
exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
双语例句
- If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.
这棵树向那边倒下就会把那所房子压坏。 - We want to nurture the new project, not destroy it.
我们要支持这个新工程,不要破坏它。 - The new law operates to destroy our advantages.
这项新法律损害我们的利益。 - He had to destroy the injured animal.
他只好杀死那个受伤的动物。 - We must first of all destroy the enemy effectives.
我们首先必须消灭敌人的有生力量。 - Before they fled the country, the enemy vainly attempted to destroy all the factories.
敌人在逃往国外前,妄图把所有工厂都毁掉。 - An atom bomb would destroy a city.
一颗原子弹能摧毁一座城市。