pulverize
/ˈpʌlvəraɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1- reduce to fine particles使成粉末（或尘埃）：
the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment.
众村落的砖块因炮击而炸得粉碎。
1.1
- informal defeat utterly〈非正式〉击败, 摧毁：
he had a winning car and pulverized the opposition.
他有一辆战无不胜的好车, 从而击败了所有对手。
派生词
pulverizable
adjectivepulverization
nounpulverizer
noun词源
late Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- 'dust'.