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单词 destroy
释义
destroydestroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (destroys, destroyed, destroying) [transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYdestroy
Origin: 1100-1200 Old French destruire, from Latin destruere, from struere to build
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
destroy
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydestroy
he, she, itdestroys
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydestroyed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave destroyed
he, she, ithas destroyed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad destroyed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill destroy
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have destroyed
Continuous Form
PresentIam destroying
he, she, itis destroying
you, we, theyare destroying
PastI, he, she, itwas destroying
you, we, theywere destroying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been destroying
he, she, ithas been destroying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been destroying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be destroying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been destroying
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The school was completely destroyed by fire.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired
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.
(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.
to damage a place very badly or destroy many things in it. Used especially in writing:  The earthquake devastated the city.
formal to destroy something, especially a building or town, completely. Used especially in writing:  Dresden was reduced to rubble in the bombings.
to destroy everything in an area so that nothing is standing above the ground:  The tornado flattened parts of the city.
informal to destroy all of a group of people or things:  The flood wiped out the whole village.
informal to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired:  He got in a bad accident and totaled his new car.
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.
1to 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.THESAURUSdemolish (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.2a)to ruin someone’s life or work completely in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to live or work normally again:  The drugs and alcohol eventually destroyed him. An accident destroyed her ballet career. b)destroy somebody’s confidence/hope/faith/belief in something/somebody to make someone stop feeling confident or sure about someone or something that he or she had felt confident or sure about before:  My divorce destroyed my faith in the idea of marriage.3informal to defeat an opponent easily or by a large number of points SYN clobber:  The Bears destroyed the Detroit Lions, 35–3.4to kill an animal, especially because it is sick or dangerous [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French destruire, from Latin destruere, from struere to build] → see also destruction, search-and-destroy mission/operation at search2 (7)
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