demolish

单词辨析:

destroy demolish 【导航词义:破坏】
destroy v. 破坏,摧毁
〔辨析〕

常指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏某事物,使其不再存在、不能或很难再使用或修复。

〔例证〕

The capital of the country was destroyed in the war.

该国首都在战争中被摧毁了。

The bomb completely destroyed that building.

炸弹彻底炸毁了那栋建筑。

The intruders destroyed the priceless painting.

闯入者毁掉了那幅价值连城的画作。

demolish v. 拆毁,拆除
〔辨析〕

常指彻底摧毁或拆除建筑物。

〔例证〕

Many buildings were demolished in the quake.

许多建筑在地震中变为废墟。

The school was demolished in 1945.

这所学校于1945年拆除。

Those disused factories are being demolished.

那些废弃的工厂正在被拆除。

相关例句:

Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him

我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。

If you want to demolish that building then you should attach the caps to the dynamite.

如果你想爆破那个建筑,就得先把雷管接到炸药上。

But is may demolish under the special situation.

但是在特殊情况下是可以拆除的。

A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas.

毁坏大面积的大炸弹。

A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets

暴风雨径直席卷该岛,摧毁了建筑,淹没了街道。

When buying this plot, our company will demolish this old building and cart it off.

当购买这一阴谋,我们公司将拆除旧建筑和购物车将它关闭。