destroy

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。

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Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林赛没有受伤,但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。

Now I avenge myself upon those who have eaten up my substance and would destroy my home!

现在我要对那些吃光了我的东西和破坏我家庭的人报仇了!

Broke into my school, destroy my flowers.

烧了我的学校,砸了我的花。

The raiders continued on their mission — to seek out and destroy American air and sea forces.

突击队员继续执行着他们的任务——搜寻并摧毁美国空军、海军力量。

Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.

青蛙吃破坏庄稼、传播疾病的害虫。

Any reform will destroy and pervert our constitution

任何改革都会破坏并歪曲我们的宪法。