单词	demolish
释义	demolishdemolish /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYdemolish Origin: 1500-1600 Old French demolir, from Latin moliri to build Verb Table VERB TABLE demolish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they demolish he, she, it demolishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they demolished Present perfect I, you, we, they have demolished he, she, it has demolished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had demolished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will demolish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have demolished Continuous Form Present I am demolishing he, she, it is demolishing you, we, they are demolishing Past I, he, she, it was demolishing you, we, they were demolishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been demolishing he, she, it has been demolishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been demolishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be demolishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been demolishing Thesaurus THESAURUSto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired► destroy to damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired:  Pollution may destroy the 17th-century shrine. The school was completely destroyed by fire. ► demolish (also tear down informal) to completely destroy a building, structure, or part of a building:  They demolished the old houses and built an apartment building there. After the war, all the statues of the former leader were torn down. ► devastate to damage a place very badly or destroy many things in it. Used especially in writing:  The earthquake devastated the city. ► reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes formal to destroy something, especially a building or town, completely. Used especially in writing:  Dresden was reduced to rubble in the bombings. ► level/flatten to destroy everything in an area so that nothing is standing above the ground:  The tornado flattened parts of the city. ► wipe out informal to destroy all of a group of people or things:  The flood wiped out the whole village. ► total informal to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired:  He got in a bad accident and totaled his new car. ► wreck informal to damage a vehicle or machine very badly, often so that it cannot be repaired:  You’re going to wreck the machine if you keep forcing it. 1 to deliberately destroy a building or other structure:  Several houses were demolished to make way for the new road.► see thesaurus at destroy2to destroy a building, structure, vehicle, etc. by accident:  Her car was demolished in the accident.3informal to end or ruin something completely:  The lawyers will demolish his defense. All our hopes were demolished in an instant.4informal to eat all of something very quickly5informal if you demolish your opponent, you beat them completely [Origin: 1500–1600 Old French demolir, from Latin moliri to build]
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