| 单词 | pulverize |
| 释义 | pulverize (pʌlvəraɪz ) Word forms: pulverizes , pulverizing , pulverized regional note: in BRIT, also use pulverise 1. verb To pulverize something means to do great damage to it or to destroy it completely. ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s. [VERB noun] A factory making armaments had been bombed and a residential area not far away had been pulverized. [VERB noun] Synonyms: destroy, wreck, demolish, flatten 2. verb If someone pulverizes an opponent in an election or competition, they thoroughly defeat them. [informal] He is set to pulverise his two opponents in the race for the presidency. [VERB noun] Synonyms: defeat, stuff [slang], tank [slang], annihilate 3. verb If you pulverize something, you make it into a powder by crushing it. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder. [VERB noun] The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: crush, pound, grind, mill |
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