destroys

英 [dɪˈstrɔɪz]

美 [dɪˈstrɔɪz]

v.  摧毁; 毁灭; 破坏; (因动物有病或不再需要而)杀死，消灭，人道毁灭
destroy的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁
  Todestroysomething means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  1. That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos...
     那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
  2. No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed...
     没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
  3. Even the most gifted can have confidence destroyed by the wrong instructor.
     即使是最有天赋的人也可能会被错误的导师摧毁自信。
• VERB 毁掉…的生活;使垮掉
  Todestroysomeone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear.
  1. If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
     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。
• VERB 杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）
  If an animalis destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous.
  1. 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。
• See also:soul-destroying

双语例句

• Fear destroys our potential and ability.
  恐惧破坏我们的潜力和能力。
• Polluted water destroys marine life.
  受污染的水破坏了海洋生物。
• Properly applied, it destroys most, if not all, bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic organisms.
  适当地应用，它破坏大部分，如果不所有的，细菌，病毒和其他人使生病的生物。
• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.
  肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• It's been said that Alzheimer's Disease destroys the patient's brain and the family's heart.
  大家都说阿兹海默症破坏病人的大脑，以及伤了家人的心。
• An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
  地震有时会摧毁整个城市。
• Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.
  总有人干这种没头没脑的事，把你的事情全弄砸。
• Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings.
  酸雨毁坏树木，腐蚀建筑物。
• Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity.
  仇恨会扭曲人对价值的判断和对现实的理解。
• Cutting down trees destroys the homes of animals and plants.
  砍伐树木摧毁了动植物的家园。