英语词汇“destruction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	destruction
释义	de·struc·tion \-kshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English destruccioun, from Middle French destruction, from Latin destruction-, destructio, from destructus (past participle of destruere to tear down) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at destroy 1. : the action or process of destroying a material or immaterial object: a. : demolition or complete ruin < destruction of dead files by a government department > < bombers accomplished destruction of the city > b. : killing or annihilation < destruction of sheep by dogs and wild animals > < inflicted destruction on enemy units > c. : a bringing to an end : elimination, eradication < measures toward destruction of the dictatorship > < was his real purpose in creating this painting the destruction of religion rather than the furtherance of it — Huntington Hartford > d. : impairment, disruption, disintegration < destruction of the universities by the Nazi regime > < the destruction of European civilization through internal strife > e. : invalidation < any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein — U.N. Declaration of Human Rights > 2. a. : the fact or experience of or subjection to being destroyed < Albania … suffered whole or partial destruction of 1600 of its villages — Current Biography > < Macbeth seemed eager for his own destruction > < a study of communistic ideology and prospects of its gradual destruction > < voluntary muscular movements become sluggish and finally tissue destruction and death may occur at temperatures of -25° F to -50° F — H.G.Armstrong > b. : loss of prestige and reputation : descent into a state of ignominy and degradation < resolved on the teacher's personal destruction because of his stand on civil rights > c. : a condition of having been destroyed < coffee planting on steep slopes has resulted in serious land destruction — P.E.James > < with economic and social destruction as the penalty for dissent — Archibald MacLeish > < the destruction resulting from the hurricane > 3. : a destroying agency : a cause of ruin < alcohol is likely to be his destruction >
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