| 单词 | destruction |
| 释义 | destruction (once / 149 pages) n Destruction is damage so bad, things must be replaced, not fixed. Tornadoes often leave a trail of destruction, damaging neighborhoods and knocking down houses. The Latin word destructionem, "a pulling down," is the root of destruction. When destruction strikes, things do get pulled down — from houses in the case of natural disasters or a big display of canned soups in the case of a careless shopper. Sometimes, destruction refers to death, as when critics of war talk about the resulting destruction of human life. WORD FAMILYdestruction: destructions, self-destruction+/destroy: destroyable, destroyed, destroyer, destroying, destroys, destructible, destruction, destructive, self-destroy/destroyable: undestroyable/destroyed: destroyedest/destroyer: destroyers/destructible: destructibility, indestructible/destructive: destructively, destructiveness, self-destructive/indestructible: indestructibility, indestructibly USAGE EXAMPLESSo the effect of this version of job destruction will be harsh, and require redistribution. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) And don’t put your money into the businesses and banks that profit off the oppression of others or the destruction of the environment. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Trump pointed to the CIA’s incorrect assessment in 2003 that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something Syn|Hypo|Hyper demolition, wipeout annihilation, disintegration total destruction eradication, obliterationthe complete destruction of every trace of something depredation, ravage(usually plural) a destructive action razing, wreckingthe event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled ruin, ruinationan event that results in destruction rack, wrackthe destruction or collapse of something extermination, extinctioncomplete annihilation desolation, devastationan event that results in total destruction shipwreckan irretrievable loss conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something 2n the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists Syn|Hypo|Hyper devastation disaster an act that has disastrous consequences killthe destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wreckingdestruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing downcomplete destruction of a building annihilation, obliterationdestruction by annihilating something decimationdestroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) self-destructionthe act of destroying yourself neutralisation, neutralization(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) sabotagea deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged extermination, liquidationthe act of exterminating holocaustan act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) demolitionthe act of demolishing spoliation(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalismwillful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others atomisation, atomizationannihilation by reducing something to atoms pulverisation, pulverizationannihilation by pulverizing something vaporisation, vaporizationannihilation by vaporizing something bombingthe use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists conclusion, ending, termination the act of ending something 3n a final state Syn|Hyper death, end state the way something is with respect to its main attributes |
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