1 VERB 毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁 To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more. 毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁
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That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos. [VERB noun]
那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
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No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed. [VERB noun]
没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
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Even the most gifted can have confidence destroyed by the wrong instructor. [VERB noun]
即使是最有天赋的人也可能会被错误的导师摧毁自信。
2 VERB 毁掉…的生活;使垮掉 To destroy someone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear. 毁掉…的生活;使垮掉
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If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me. [VERB noun]
如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。
3 VERB [usually passive] 杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物） If an animal is destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous. 杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）
SYN slaughter, kill, put down, exterminate
4 See also: soul-destroying
| Thesaurus | destroy Also look up: |
| VERB. | annihilate, crush, demolish, eradicate, ruin, wipe out; (ant.) build, construct, create, repair 1 |
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