英汉词典

destroy 基本解释

vt.

破坏，摧毁；消灭，歼灭（敌人）；杀死；使失败

变形

过去式：destroyed过去分词：destroyed现在分词：destroying第三人称单数：destroys

双语释义

v.(动词)vt. & vi. 破坏,毁坏 break to pieces; make useless; put an end to

英英释义

destroy[ di'strɔi ]

v.do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

"The fire destroyed the house"

同义词：destruct

destroy completely; damage irreparably

同义词：ruin

defeat soundly

同义词：demolish

put to death

"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

destroy 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• destroy a building毁坏建筑物
• destroy a dyke毁坏堤坝
• destroy a plan破坏计划
• destroy a puppet regime摧毁傀儡政权
• destroy a stronghold摧毁堡垒
• destroy civilization破坏文明
• destroy enemy歼灭敌人
• destroy equipment毁坏设备
• destroy germs杀菌,灭菌
• destroy hope打破希望
• destroy installations毁坏设备
• destroy numbers of enemy effectives消灭大量的敌人有生力量
• destroy one's health损坏健康
• destroy oneself自杀
• destroy peace破坏和平
• destroy rule摧毁统治
• destroy sb's belief破坏某人的信仰
• destroy sb's faith in破坏某人对…的信念
• destroy sb's prestige破坏某人的威信〔威望〕
• destroy the bandits消灭土匪
• destroy the old world and build the new破坏旧世界,建设新世界

～+副词

• destroy completely彻底地毁掉
• destroy deliberately蓄意地破坏
• destroy mercilessly无情地毁坏
• destroy partially部分地毁坏
• destroy ruthlessly无情地毁掉
• destroy totally全部地毁坏
• destroy wantonly肆意地破坏

～+介词

• destroy by a fire毁于火灾

同近义词辨析

destroy, break, wreck, ruin, spoil, damage

这组词都有“破坏，损坏”的意思，其区别是：

destroy多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，含导致无用，不能或很难再修复的意味。

break普通用词，指某物因被打破或撕破而受到破坏，可指有形或无形的破坏。

wreck侧重指船只、车辆、房屋等受到严重破坏或完全毁坏，也可指计划、健康受到损害。

ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性，也可用于引申意义。

spoil强调不仅会削弱力量、精力或价值，而且会导致不可避免的毁灭。

damage多指对无生命物体的损害，造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果。

destroy, harm, ruin, damage

这组词都有“破坏”的意思，其区别是：

destroy 指十分彻底的毁坏，破坏。如：The whole city was destroyed in the earthquake.( 地震中整个城市被毁了。)

harm 多指带来悲痛，产生恶果的伤害，可以是肉体的也可是精神的。如：Doctors say smoking harms our health.(医生说吸烟对身体有害。)

ruin 为正式用词，强调由于自然力或时间的作用而逐渐损坏，用于比喻时也指彻底毁坏名声，期望等。如：She poured water all over my painting and ruined it. (她把水倒在画上，把它毁了。)另外，ruin的复数形式ruins表“废墟”。

damage一般指部分性的破坏，含可修复使用。

destroy, damage

destroy彻底毁坏

damage部分毁坏；

destroy, extinguish, exterminate

这组词都有“消灭”的意思，其区别是：

destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。

extinguish原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。

exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.
   这棵树向那边倒下就会把那所房子压坏。
2. We want to nurture the new project, not destroy it.
   我们要支持这个新工程，不要破坏它。
3. The new law operates to destroy our advantages.
   这项新法律损害我们的利益。
4. He had to destroy the injured animal.
   他只好杀死那个受伤的动物。
5. We must first of all destroy the enemy effectives.
   我们首先必须消灭敌人的有生力量。
6. Before they fled the country, the enemy vainly attempted to destroy all the factories.
   敌人在逃往国外前，妄图把所有工厂都毁掉。
7. An atom bomb would destroy a city.
   一颗原子弹能摧毁一座城市。

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