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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 19)

毁于一旦(毀於一旦)
[huǐyúyídàn]
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  • be destroyed in one day; be destroyed in a moment

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名誉扫地(名譽掃地)
[mínɡyùsǎodì]
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  • (of reputation) destroyed completely (扫地:(figuratively) authority, reputation, etc. Being destroyed completely).

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修复(修復)
[xiūfù]
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  • 1. repair; restore; renovate
  • 2. repair (of destroyed cells or tissues)
  • 3. restoration

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废墟(廢墟)
[fèixū]
  • 1. A place in a city, a town, or a village which is left only with broken walls after being destroyed; wreckage
  • 2. ruin; ruins

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食肉寝皮(食肉寢皮)
[shíròuqǐnpí]
  • to want to see the person one hates destroyed; deep hatred for an enemy; to swear revenge. Literally, to eat one's flesh and splay their hide on a bed

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Examples (1-5 of 28)

这座在战争中惨遭破坏的城市已经复原。
The city, which was destroyed in the war, has been restored.
森林为大火所毁。
The forest was destroyed by fire.
旋风毁坏了好几十户人家。
The cyclone destroyed dozens of houses.
旧唐山在1976年的一场地震中毁灭。
The old city of Tangshan was destroyed in an earthquake in 1976.
敌军逃跑时沿途毁弃了许多武器。
The fleeing enemy abandoned and destroyed many weapons along the road.

Vocab List (1 of 2)

destroyed
[di'strɔid]
from 十字花下's Vocab List
  • 毁坏,破坏

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