vt. & vi.破坏，毁坏 break to pieces; make useless; put an end to

　～ a building　毁坏建筑物
　～ a dyke　毁坏堤坝
　～ a plan　破坏计划
　～ a puppet regime　摧毁傀儡政权
　～ a stronghold　摧毁堡垒
　～ civilization　破坏文明
　～ enemy　歼灭敌人
　～ equipment　毁坏设备
　～ germs　杀菌，灭菌
　～ hope　打破希望
　～ installations　毁坏设备
　～ numbers of enemy effectives　消灭大量的敌人有生力量
　～ one's health　损坏健康
　～ oneself　自杀
　～ peace　破坏和平
　～ rule　摧毁统治
　～ sb's belief　破坏某人的信仰
　～ sb's faith in　破坏某人对…的信念
　～ sb's prestige　破坏某人的威信〔威望〕
　～ the bandits　消灭土匪
　～ the old world and build the new　破坏旧世界，建设新世界
　～ completely　彻底地毁掉
　～ deliberately　蓄意地破坏
　～ mercilessly　无情地毁坏
　～ partially　部分地毁坏
　～ ruthlessly　无情地毁掉
　～ totally　全部地毁坏
　～ wantonly　肆意地破坏
　～ by a fire　毁于火灾

　It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.　谁都知道破坏容易建设难。
　Destroy after reading.　阅毕销毁。
　It seems he's destroying himself.　他似乎正在毁灭自己。
　They hope to destroy us one by one, they shall fail.　他们想一个一个地消灭我们，他们一定不会得逞。
　In medieval times plague destroyed men by the thousands.　在中世纪，瘟疫夺去了成千上万人的生命。
　Go all out and be sure to destroy the enemy intruders.　全力以赴，务歼入侵之敌。
　We destroyed about 25 brigades in the next three months.　在以后三个月中，我们歼灭了大约25个旅。
　An explosion destroyed the engine.　一场爆炸把发动机毁坏了。
　The flood destroyed many houses.　洪水摧毁了许多房屋。
　An atom bomb would destroy a city.　一颗原子弹会摧毁一座城市。
　He hates his little sister because she destroyed all his toys.　他讨厌他的小妹妹，因为她损坏了他所有的玩具。
　When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants.　每当人们迁移到一个新地方，他们常常破坏许多野生植物。
　This poison can destroy rats.　这种毒药可灭鼠。
　He worked out methods to destroy bacteria on the seeds.　他研究出消灭种子上细菌的方法。
　We must first of all destroy the enemy effectives.　我们首先必须消灭敌人的有生力量。
　The moon destroys the light of the stars.　明月使星光黯淡。
　You have destroyed my life and all my hopes.　你毁了我的一生和我的一切希望。
　Force can never destroy right.　武力不能摧毁正义。
　They destroyed our sense of isolation.　他们消除了我们的孤立感。
　This destroyed his creative ability.　这破坏了他的创造力。
　Many lives were destroyed by the robbers.　强盗杀死了许多人。
　Many lives were destroyed by the earthquake.　这次地震造成许多人死亡。
　The king was beaten and his army destroyed.　国王被打败了，他的军队全军覆没。
　After bitter hand-to-hand combat, the enemy military camps were entirely destroyed.　经过一场短兵相接的激烈战斗，所有敌军营垒全被摧毁了。
　The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm.　这个农民遭到不幸，他的收成被暴风雨毁坏了。
　Works of art and priceless historical records were ruthlessly destroyed.　艺术品和珍贵的史料全被无情地毁掉了。
　The forest was destroyed by fire.　森林被大火烧尽。
　The building was destroyed when the defective boiler exploded.　那个有毛病的锅炉爆炸时，那座楼被炸毁了。
　If nuclear weapons are employed the world will be destroyed.　要是使用了核武器，世界就将遭到毁灭。
　The plane was destroyed by shooting.　飞机被炮火摧毁。
　If laws were destroyed, social rights and wrongs would become confused.　假如法律遭到破坏，社会的善恶就要混淆不清。
　When he failed in the college entrance examination, he felt that his hope was destroyed.　当他大学落榜时，他感觉到他的希望破灭了。
　The enemy's scheme was destroyed.　敌人的阴谋被粉碎了。
　All his hopes were now destroyed.　他的一切希望现在都破灭了。
　His last hope was destroyed by the manner of her reply.　她答话的态度摧毁了他最后一线希望。
　Their efforts were destroyed.　他们的努力失败了。
　I am destroyed by walking.　步行已经使我精疲力竭了。

 ♣ destroy, break, demolish, ruin
　参见break条。
 ♣ destroy, damage
　参见damage条。

　destroy　用作及物动词，可作“拒绝”解，是瞬间动词，但有时可用于进行体，并可跟表示一段时间的状语。例如：
　What would be the good in beginning now, when you've been destroying them for twenty years?　你已经拒绝他们20年了，现在开始这样做又有什么好处呢?

　［同义词］ demolish, destruct, ruin, smash, end, extinguish, kill, slay
　［反义词］ create, start, undertake
　［词源］中古英语destroien<拉丁语destruere（建筑倒下来）