| 单词 | destruction |
| 释义 | destruction (dɪstrʌkʃən ) uncountable noun B2 Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed. ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer. ...weapons of mass destruction. Collocations: destruction of a document Churches should also have a record retention and document destruction policy in place. Christianity Today This allegedly included 'document destruction and obstruction to [the] investigation, including the creation of a false office'. Times, Sunday Times Background checks were inadequate, employees worked on classified materials from home, and no proper document destruction procedures were in place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some causes of culturally induced ignorance are media neglect, corporate or governmental secrecy and suppression, document destruction, and myriad forms of inherent or avoidable culturopolitical selectivity, inattention, and forgetfulness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The notes catalogue a series of blunders, including the destruction of evidence before scene-of-crime officers arrived. Times, Sunday Times In 2011 a report catalogued serious failings, including the destruction of evidence. Times, Sunday Times They were charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commission noted attempts to convince false testimony and destruction of evidence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Immediately after pacification of the town, security forces began destruction of evidence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the most shocking aspects of the riots has been the perpetrators' casual, gleeful destruction of the environment around them. Times, Sunday Times The effects will include horrendous health issues and the destruction of the environment, water, rural businesses, tourism and property values. Times, Sunday Times He also depicted the problems facing them such as the destruction of the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Destruction of the environment was mainly attributed to poverty, ignorance, and inaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Concerns have been expressed regarding the encroachment on and destruction of the environment from deforestation and landslides resulting from mining activities and consequent flooding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Savage highlighted the ecological destruction caused by a field of 3.5 m tons of plastic rubbish trapped and swirling in the north Pacific. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It upset him greatly that his explorations in the name of science could indirectly lead to ecological destruction from mining companies. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Industrial food manufacture is responsible for a tide of human and animal suffering and ecological destruction. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We have still to absorb that second lesson as humanity rushes headlong into unthinking and reckless environmental destruction of our one and only planet. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But the environmental destruction was still taking place, before our very eyes. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) No amount of noise insulation can protect the Chilterns from the environmental destruction we are facing. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This documentary looks at the complex mechanics of making the film and explores the issues of environmental destruction and the displacement of native people. Times, Sunday Times (2016) For those whose homes escape destruction, a lifetime of huge debts beckons. Times, Sunday Times Some robots escape destruction, however, because humans still want or need them to produce things. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In contrast to the first auxiliaries these ships would be chosen for their endurance and range, relying on disguise rather than speed to escape destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On his return his premises were in ruins, but 17 vehicles he had hidden in a depot had escaped destruction. Times, Sunday Times The restaurant narrowly escaped destruction in 2014. Times, Sunday Times This, of course, led to their eventual destruction and captivity. Christianity Today As he was later to recall, he felt great sadness at her eventual destruction with heavy loss of life. Times, Sunday Times He also claims that police failed to notify the fire service in time, resulting in a half-hour delay and the eventual destruction of his property. Times, Sunday Times This exposes one's own units to a small risk, yet allows for the eventual destruction of an entire enemy force. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prophecies allude to its eventual destruction, further making the point of a perpetual destruction and rebuilding phase of this location. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reasons are humdrum enough: habitat degradation and destruction, usually through agriculture, forest destruction, draining. Times, Sunday Times The more forest destruction, the more human-elephant conflict. Times, Sunday Times This massive invasion resulted to a high rate of forest destruction and timber poaching. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a source of soft wood, bamboo can complement/substitute for timber wood, and help reduce forest destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, changed weather patterns may create favorable conditions for pine beetles, leading to large beetle outbreaks and forest destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the declines in many songbirds due to habitat destruction raises conservation worries. Times, Sunday Times No captive tigers have been successfully reintroduced into the wild where they face the twin threats of poaching and habitat destruction. Times, Sunday Times The study named habitat destruction, hunting, the introduction of alien predators and the spread of disease as the prime causes. Times, Sunday Times Devastated by poaching, civil war and habitat destruction, their numbers have plummeted. Times, Sunday Times Habitat destruction, illegal collection, water contamination, and massive harvesting of wild turtles are decimating the world’s turtle population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meanwhile, nature and the elements, which are anthropomorphised as five different forces - it, he, she, they, as - push back against human destruction. Times,Sunday Times In more recent times, human destruction of natural vegetation and subsequent tillage of the soil for crop production has abruptly modified soil formation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Specifically, it assumes that the outcomes of human extinction, mass human destruction, or environmental damage count as moral evils. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, due to both the aforementioned introduced mammals and human destruction of habitat, these parakeets have become much scarcer in the last handful of decades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Intentional human destruction, however, should also be considered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Signs of imminent destruction give way to images of brutal demolition. The Times Literary Supplement Faced with the imminent destruction of their precious archives, the three had decided to risk all and act. Times, Sunday Times This would negate predictions of its imminent destruction which are predicated on its supposed isolation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His defection spared the city, its residents and its historical architecture from imminent destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how they could escape their imminent destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are totally artificial constructions which contain all the ingredients of their own inevitable destruction. The Sun Her behaviour was in many ways part of a desperate struggle against what was the inevitable destruction of her marriage. Times, Sunday Times Should species be protected in situ, where they can continue to evolve and interact, or be removed, with uncertain results, in the face of seemingly inevitable destruction? The Times Literary Supplement For most of my adult life we have witnessed the incremental and inevitable destruction of a nation, almost in slow motion. Times, Sunday Times Sonnet 64 catalogues instances of inevitable destruction so as to provide a consolation for death and places emphasis on the inescapable fact of mutability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most controversial component of the anti-deflationary domestic allotment system was the large-scale destruction of existing crops and livestock to reduce surpluses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, the large-scale destruction of lowland forest may have deprived the species of a food source they seasonally depended on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No solid evidence of this has been found, and some scholars think that the mausoleum did not suffer any large-scale destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But there has been a massive destruction of value. Times, Sunday Times It caused massive destruction to other parts of the building and nearby buildings as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite the massive destruction, there were no casualties at all. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He can manipulate space and time, appearing and disappearing at will and causing massive destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Earthquakes in 847, 1349, 1456 and 1805 caused massive destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stakes are different - the paralysis of western governance rather than nuclear destruction. Times, Sunday Times A sense of foreboding and the imminence of nuclear destruction hovered over much of his work. Times, Sunday Times So are we in for blessings or nuclear destruction? The Star (South Africa) In this sense, history seems to come into being by means of its ongoing destruction. The Times Literary Supplement Soon he became aware of the ongoing destruction of the surrounding forests and decided to do something against this catastrophe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Current threats include illegal hunting, entanglement in fishing nets and river pollution, as well as ongoing destruction of forest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A group of twelve local and international photographers, videographers, and journalists traveled together to the heart of the villages ongoing destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local politicians order the destruction of rival crops and protect their own. Times, Sunday Times Moreover, to have ordered the destruction of all the bombes would have been folly. Times, Sunday Times What collective sanction for the country whose antidoping laboratory director ordered the destruction of a staggering 8,000 samples? Times, Sunday Times Second, this bill orders the destruction of all the data in the registry. canada.com In response to a rebellion, he ordered the destruction of villages and crops during a terrifying 'harrying of the north'. Times, Sunday Times It caused physical destruction: the software made the expensive and delicate centrifuges run at the wrong speed, wrecking them. Times, Sunday Times First, there would be the cost of building works, professional fees and subsequent storage - physical destruction or sale of a rejected statue are distasteful options. Times, Sunday Times This was not about negotiating, holding ground or winning 'hearts and minds', but of destroying the enemy's will to fight by a lethal combination of physical destruction and rapid manoeuvre. Times, Sunday Times Physical destruction may be necessary to securely erase devices such as memory cards and unusable hard disks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cost in loss of life, physical destruction, and ruined lives was enormous. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A firefighter fights these fires with the intent to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gates themselves were normally wooden with metal covering plates to prevent destruction by fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The same temperature must be maintained throughout the cell in order to prevent destruction of the cell through thermal loading. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result of its mainly intracellular niche, parasitized host cells which display parasite proteins must be modified to prevent destruction by the host immune defenses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 23 missions include rescuing trapped victims, preventing destruction of buildings, and controlling for each situation all under a time limit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Daily civilian life was disrupted, forcing schools and economic activity to shut down and resulting in widespread property destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some punks have participated in direct action, such as protests, boycotts, squatting, vandalism, or property destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, others were more interested in taking direct action including both civil disobedience and acts of vandalism and property destruction to disrupt the meeting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Academics have argued that the bridge held little strategic value and that its shelling was an example of deliberate cultural property destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anarchists using black bloc tactics were thought to be chiefly responsible for the property destruction committed at numerous corporate storefronts and banks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will be tackling rainforest destruction head on - and help you to make a real difference. The Sun Hunger, rainforest destruction, excess cold-weather deaths and reduced economic growth are all exacerbated by the rush to biomass and wind. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, biodiversity after regeneration harvest often mimics that found after natural disturbance, including biodiversity loss after naturally occurring rainforest destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A stroke involves a sudden disturbance of the brain's blood supply, causing the rapid destruction of brain cells. Times, Sunday Times The gas can also cause blindness by rapid destruction of the corneas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This type of reaction, called an acute hemolytic reaction, results in the rapid destruction (hemolysis) of the donor red blood cells by host antibodies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rebellion which failed to quickly seize the capital and control of the military for itself normally found itself doomed to rapid destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without a ballast, excess current would flow, causing rapid destruction of the lamp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I've witnessed a senseless destruction of our natural habitat. Times, Sunday Times They must decide whether more moderate leaders could offer them that, rather than a vicious cycle of senseless destruction. Times, Sunday Times Police appealed for information about the 'senseless destruction'. The Sun In both cases demonstrators found evidence of systematic destruction of documents. Times, Sunday Times A fleet of savage beings followed the radiation wave and invaded the planet, and began the systematic destruction of all remaining sentient life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The systematic destruction of many examples of locomotives, most still in serviceable condition, followed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, before these sailors left their ships, they carried out a program of systematic destruction calculated to take the longest possible time to repair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was not only due to the immediate fighting, but also because of the systematic destruction which followed the uprising after it had been suppressed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bony involvement can occur after soft tissue destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Osteoclasts are also prominent in the tissue destruction commonly found in psoriatic arthritis and other rheumatology related disorders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Malignant astrocytomas generate symptoms and signs by mass effect, local brain infiltration, tissue destruction, cerebral edema, and increased intracranial pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Symptoms are mostly due to the body's immune response to the infection rather than to tissue destruction by the viruses themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large amounts of tissue destruction, or damage in tissues unable to regenerate, can not be regenerated completely by the body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have been scuba diving for more than 40 years and have witnessed the almost total destruction of the hard coral on the planet. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Its total destruction is not a moral imperative for the human race. Times, Sunday Times (2009) One for those who like a challenge and total destruction when they drive. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That is a road to total destruction. The Sun (2015) So the courage and supreme skill of the central characters will not prevent the ultimate destruction of themselves or their class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ultimate destruction of the world will then come through seven suns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only by their ultimate destruction can peace be restored. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The worsening condition of the house was one of the factors which made its ultimate destruction unavoidable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also provisions for impounding allegedly infringing copies, phonorecords, and other materials used to infringe, and for their ultimate destruction upon a final judgment of infringement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We commonly read of 'utter destruction' alongside mention of plenty of survivors. Christianity Today If victory could not bring total domination, then defeat must bring utter destruction. Times, Sunday Times The blaze was thus prevented from reaching other parts of the building, which might have led to the factorys utter destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This brought about the utter destruction of 15 houses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was seen as an entity that threatened the enemy with utter destruction, and thus prevented war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite the wanton destruction of the rainforest, the good news is huge swathes remain untouched. The Sun (2007) This was about the wanton destruction and murder of civilians on an industrial scale. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It was a case of wanton destruction. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It is a gentle uprising against wanton destruction. Times, Sunday Times (2011) American opinion has been profoundly shocked by the wanton destruction of the ship and disregard for the lives and property of neutrals. Times, Sunday Times (2015) To opt for such a fragmented, decentralised approach would require the wholesale destruction of too many head office functions and a gear-crunching change of direction. Times, Sunday Times Other candidates have called for embryonic stem cell research to be halted because it involves 'the wholesale destruction of human life'. Times, Sunday Times To judge by the bleak numbers, that business might best be described as the wholesale destruction of shareholder value. Times, Sunday Times It would be a mistake to ascribe this plan of wholesale destruction to mere frightfulness or regard it as a measure of retaliation. Times, Sunday Times Whatever the legal rights enjoyed by the executors of famous and influential authors, they should not be encouraged, should they, in acts of wholesale destruction? The Times Literary Supplement Disaster-preparedness agencies say floods and landslides could cause the widespread destruction of roads and bridges. Times, Sunday Times Widespread destruction of spring fruit blossom because of wet weather. Times, Sunday Times A spate of volcanic activity may have triggered environmental changes that led to widespread destruction of life in the oceans, according to a new report. Times, Sunday Times The problems include the widespread destruction of wetland habitats, and illegal trapping and hunting along the migration route. Times, Sunday Times The main threat comes from widespread destruction of tropical rain forests, which are rich in plant life. The Sun An exhibition of broken artworks spans a 500-year history of wilful destruction. Times, Sunday Times The ones that make you angry are acts of wilful destruction. Times, Sunday Times Apart from the waste of public money and the wilful destruction of a cultural asset, such actions have a profoundly demoralising effect upon any artist. Times, Sunday Times The wilful destruction of images still holds its power. Times, Sunday Times It was sickening to witness the destruction of this environment. The Sun As they witness the destruction around them, a rescue helicopter flies overhead which they unsuccessfully try to signal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that throughout his life the country had witnessed the destruction of parts of the capital with 'one more brutalist development' after another. Times, Sunday Times Both witness the destruction of a city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He witnessed the destruction of his home world on the view screen of his captor's ship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We do neither ourselves nor the dragons a favor by allowing them to wreak destruction unchecked. Christianity Today They are fully capable of breathing fire, and revel in wreaking destruction and havoc on almost anything that moves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The economic and social impact was derived from the enormous volumes of previously stored water that swept down the valleys wreaking destruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 毁灭 Japanese: 破壊 |
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