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单词 demolition
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Definition of demolition in English:

demolition

noun dɛməˈlɪʃnˌdɛməˈlɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The action or process of demolishing or being demolished.

    拆毁,拆除

    the monument was saved from demolition

    纪念碑免遭拆除。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The estate has already seen 550 demolitions in the last seven years and the thinking locally was that no more would have to come down, apart from small-scale strategic clearances.
    • Bmrtl estimates 800 building demolitions to make way for the Metro.
    • The government says the demolitions are necessary to remove eyesores and to crack down on illegal trading and black market currency exchanges based in the slums.
    • Officials said the demolitions, on either side of one house, were necessary because criminals had been using the houses.
    • The council workers gave only one hour's warning of the demolitions, and they arrived in the night with armed security guards.
    • Forceful demolitions of shanties and roadside kiosks are further examples of the administration's uncaring attitude, the activists say.
    • I also know that many people have their theories about why the demolitions are happening, why they are good for the city, who these people who lose their homes are, why they are illegal.
    • ‘The scheme is on schedule and demolitions are almost complete,’ insisted Smith.
    • Although glass bottles are regularly recycled, there is plenty of plate glass from demolitions and renovations which ends up as landfill.
    • One view expressed on the Tonight programme was that a lot of these mass demolitions were being carried out to provide much sought-after brownfield land for property developers and builders.
    • Although the first phase of construction was declared complete, demolitions and razing continue around it.
    • With demolitions complete and piling under way, work is progressing on site to create the UK's highest living space.
    • The areas affected by demolitions were full of old, small houses.
    • The new survey has been ordered and notices will be issued before any demolitions are carried out.
    • The demolitions will cost the city $13-million, most of which will be obtained through a special grant from the province.
    • Since it is above ground level, there will be minimal traffic disruption, land acquisition and demolitions.
    • The argument that the phrase referred only to building operations of a constructional nature and not to operations consisting in demolitions or site clearance was rejected.
    • All of the proposed demolitions are in areas where the majority of local people do not object to the proposals.
    • Expect more demolitions of unauthorised buildings and buildings with by-law violations over the next two weeks.
    • Building demolitions are another common example of implosion.
    Synonyms
    destruction, knocking down, pulling down, tearing down, flattening, razing, levelling, bulldozing, clearance
    obliteration, annihilation
    destruction, wrecking
    refutation, disproval, disproving
    1. 1.1informal An overwhelming defeat.
      〈非正式〉大败
      Ireland's demolition of England
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Richard Wentworth and Ian Watkinson then performed a demolition job to send Earswick to their fifth defeat.
      Synonyms
      defeat, conquest, vanquishing, trouncing, routing, rout
      informal massacre, annihilation, slaughter, licking, thrashing, clobbering, hammering

Derivatives

  • demolitionist

  • noun
    • After 1953, the only signs of life at the Clarkdale smelter were the demolitionists responsible for toppling the two smokestacks dominating the local skyline in the 1960s.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Siege is a team-based game type where players all choose a class of character (heavy weapons, demolitionist, Jedi, etc.) to play in an objective-based map.
      • Lissy was already a marine biologist and Peter was a special force demolitionist.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via French from Latin demolitio(n-), from the verb demoliri (see demolish).

Definition of demolition in US English:

demolition

nounˌdɛməˈlɪʃ(ə)nˌdeməˈliSH(ə)n
  • 1The action or process of demolishing or being demolished.

    拆毁,拆除

    the monument was saved from demolition

    纪念碑免遭拆除。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The estate has already seen 550 demolitions in the last seven years and the thinking locally was that no more would have to come down, apart from small-scale strategic clearances.
    • Although glass bottles are regularly recycled, there is plenty of plate glass from demolitions and renovations which ends up as landfill.
    • Officials said the demolitions, on either side of one house, were necessary because criminals had been using the houses.
    • One view expressed on the Tonight programme was that a lot of these mass demolitions were being carried out to provide much sought-after brownfield land for property developers and builders.
    • Since it is above ground level, there will be minimal traffic disruption, land acquisition and demolitions.
    • Building demolitions are another common example of implosion.
    • Although the first phase of construction was declared complete, demolitions and razing continue around it.
    • The argument that the phrase referred only to building operations of a constructional nature and not to operations consisting in demolitions or site clearance was rejected.
    • ‘The scheme is on schedule and demolitions are almost complete,’ insisted Smith.
    • With demolitions complete and piling under way, work is progressing on site to create the UK's highest living space.
    • I also know that many people have their theories about why the demolitions are happening, why they are good for the city, who these people who lose their homes are, why they are illegal.
    • Expect more demolitions of unauthorised buildings and buildings with by-law violations over the next two weeks.
    • The new survey has been ordered and notices will be issued before any demolitions are carried out.
    • Forceful demolitions of shanties and roadside kiosks are further examples of the administration's uncaring attitude, the activists say.
    • The demolitions will cost the city $13-million, most of which will be obtained through a special grant from the province.
    • The areas affected by demolitions were full of old, small houses.
    • All of the proposed demolitions are in areas where the majority of local people do not object to the proposals.
    • Bmrtl estimates 800 building demolitions to make way for the Metro.
    • The council workers gave only one hour's warning of the demolitions, and they arrived in the night with armed security guards.
    • The government says the demolitions are necessary to remove eyesores and to crack down on illegal trading and black market currency exchanges based in the slums.
    Synonyms
    destruction, knocking down, pulling down, tearing down, flattening, razing, levelling, bulldozing, clearance
    destruction, wrecking
    1. 1.1informal An overwhelming defeat.
      〈非正式〉大败
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Richard Wentworth and Ian Watkinson then performed a demolition job to send Earswick to their fifth defeat.
      Synonyms
      defeat, conquest, vanquishing, trouncing, routing, rout

Origin

Mid 16th century: via French from Latin demolitio(n-), from the verb demoliri (see demolish).

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