transitive. To exhaust, ruin, be the downfall of. Chiefly in passive. Cf. to do for —— 2 at phrasal verbs 1 to do down 2 at phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > have befallen as a misfortune to [verb (transitive)] > bring disaster upon (9) doa1375 transitive. To exhaust, ruin, be the downfall of. Chiefly in passive. Cf. to do for —— 2 at phrasal verbs 1 to do down 2 at phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. pluckc1475 figurative. transitive. To bring (a person or thing) forcibly into or out of a specified state or condition; †to bring (disaster, etc.) upon a… ruin1558 transitive. To inflict great and irretrievable damage, loss, or disaster upon (a person or community); to deprive of social or moral standing. Also… tragedize1593 transitive. To write or perform (a play, scene, character, etc.) in a tragic style or manner; to treat or dramatize in tragic form. Also (now… disaster1596 transitive. To bring disaster or misfortune on; to ruin, damage, seriously injure. planet-strike1600 transitive. To strike as a malignant influence; to blast. to bring to grief1850 to come to grief: to meet with disaster; (Sport) to have a fall; to fail, prove abortive; so to bring to grief. Chiefly colloquial; somewhat rare in… to do in1905 transitive. slang. To damage greatly, do injury to, ruin, wear out. to wreak havoc1926 To cause or effect (harm, damage, etc.), esp. in to wreak havoc. (For wrought havoc see work, v. phrases 8.) |
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