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。
• 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。
• He destroys symbols of wealth in the victim's homes.
  他在受害人家中毁坏了财富象征。
• An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
  地震有时会摧毁整个城市。
• Lack of trust destroys goodwill.
  信任缺失破坏了商誉。
• Too much central control destroys agility, inhibits creativity and resists change.
  太多的中央集权控制会毁了敏捷，抑制创新和抵制变更。
• For some, this reaches the extreme that one destroys the other.
  对其中有些来说，一旦达到极限其中一个就会毁掉另一个。
• It is generally believed that the greenhouse effect resulting from industrial activities destroys the natural environment.
  一般认为，由于工业活动而导致的温室效应破坏了自然环境。
• 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。
• But if our love destroys your family, it will destroy itself.
  如果我们的爱毁了你的家庭，它就会毁了它自己。