| 单词 | pulverize |
| 释义 | pulverize[ puhl-vuh-rahyz ] / ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pulverize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding. to demolish or crush completely. Slang. to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts. He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds. verb (used without object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.to become reduced to dust. Also especially British, pul·ver·ise . Origin of pulverize1575–85; <Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder, equivalent to Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis; akin to pollen) dust + -izāre-ize OTHER WORDS FROM pulverizeWords nearby pulverizepulsus rarus, pultaceous, pulu, pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pulverizeBritish Dictionary definitions for pulverizepulverize pulverise/ (ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz) / verbto reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced (tr) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously Derived forms of pulverizepulverizable or pulverisable, adjectivepulverization or pulverisation, nounpulverizer or pulveriser, nounWord Origin for pulverizeC16: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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