| 单词 | demolish |
| 释义 | demolish (dɪmɒlɪʃ ) Word forms: demolishes , demolishing , demolished 1. verb B2 To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. [VERB noun] The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway. [VERB noun] Synonyms: knock down, level, destroy, ruin 2. verb If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him. [VERB noun] The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke. [VERB noun] 3. verb If a person or team demolishes their opponents, they defeat them by a great amount. [journalism] Millwall demolished Notts County 6-0 on Saturday. [VERB noun] Collocations: demolish a home It has also told the families it will demolish their homes today. Times, Sunday Times An avalanche of rubble from a collapsed apartment block that has swept down the hill and all but demolished their home, stopping just short of the front wall. Times, Sunday Times Two persons suffered injury as the storm demolished their home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As it turned out, the company had made several unsuccessful planning applications to demolish the house and build guest accommodation. Times, Sunday Times Now it looks as if it will demolish the house altogether. Times, Sunday Times We ask that even at this late stage the developer drops its plan to demolish his house. Times, Sunday Times He never said he wanted to demolish a house. The Sun There had been plans to demolish the house and build more than one luxury hotel, but local hoteliers had objected. The Times Literary Supplement He was given permission the following year to demolish the property and build a modern house in its place, with a swimming pool. The Sun Previously companies needed only a relocation permit to demolish a property. Times, Sunday Times Once listed there are no restrictions or requirements imposed by the state, and owners can maintain, manage or demolish the property as they choose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council threatened to demolish the property, which had been allowed to deteriorate, but it was saved after a public inquiry in 1972. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a fortnight of further slips, contractors have began demolishing the properties. Times, Sunday Times We tried to demolish a wall to send the water away, but it just kept rising and rising. The Sun Fifty cops dashed through the rubble after the digger demolished the wall. The Sun He knows she was demolishing a wall without permission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They demolished a wall and sent tear and paralyzing gases into the prison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1999, the government demolished the wall that enclosed the park and various buildings attached to it, making the park completely open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 拆毁 Japanese: 取り壊す |
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