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destroy
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- Conjugation :
past
destroyed
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pp
destroyed
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ing
destroying
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Derivatives :
adj
destroyable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- destroy
[dɪs'trɔɪ]
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1.
vt.
[+building]
[ object]
破坏
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2.
vt.
[+faith]
[ confidence]
打破
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3.
vt.
[+animal]
杀死
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- destroy
[dɪˈstrɔɪ]
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1.
vt.
破坏，毁坏
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In the last 80 years, half of the world's rainforests have been destroyed.
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过去80年间，世界上有一半热带雨林受到了破坏。
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The fire destroyed the house.
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火灾毁坏了这所房子。
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2.
vt.
摧毁，彻底破坏
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In any case, you cannot destroy all of the phones in the world.
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不管怎样，你总不能把世上的所有电话都毁了吧。
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3.
vt.
彻底击败，击溃，大胜
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Our basketball team destroyed all of their opponents.
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我们的篮球队击败了所有对手。
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4.
vt.
杀死，捕杀
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Each year, about 15m dogs and cats are destroyed in America.
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每年，美国有大约1500万只猫和狗被杀害。
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The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
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海关把这只患有狂犬病的狗处理掉了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- destroy
[dɪ'strɔɪ]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to ruin; spoil; render useless
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2.
vb
to tear down or demolish; break up; raze
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3.
vb
to put an end to; do away with; extinguish
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4.
vb
to kill or annihilate
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5.
vb
to crush, subdue, or defeat
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to be destructive or cause destruction
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French destruire, from Latin destruere to pull down, from de- + struere to pile up, build
Examples
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Don't move, or you'll destroy the effect.
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别动，不然你会破坏效果的。
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This versatile fighter jet has the capability to destroy carriers with ease.
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这种多用途战斗机能够轻而易举地击毁运输机。
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The panic which ensued from the statement would destroy the beef industry.
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因这份声明而引发的恐慌可能会摧毁牛肉行业。
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His wife were in honour bound not to destroy these offerings.
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从道义上讲，他的妻子没有破坏那些供给物。
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So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.
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他受到巨大的骚扰，以致他想毁灭那些给他带来痛苦的人。
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He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents.
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他被指控引诱他的同事销毁文件。
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Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein.
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布什正在制定摧毁萨达姆·侯赛因的计划。
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