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

• Cutting down trees destroys the homes of animals and plants.
  砍伐树木摧毁了动植物的家园。
• What will take them to understand that "you know what" just destroys a PTC?
  以什么他们明白，“你知道什么”只是摧毁了PTC公司的？
• 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。
• I have a skin disorder, it destroys the pigmentation in my skin.
  我患有一种皮肤病，破坏了我的天然肤色。
• 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。
• He destroys symbols of wealth in the victim's homes.
  他在受害人家中毁坏了财富象征。
• In the last analysis, Capitalism destroys nature, human race and human dignity.
  归根到底，资本主义破坏了自然，人类种族和人类尊严。
• 'Don't flurry me, my dear Paul,'said his sister;'for that destroys me.
  “别把我的心搅乱了，我亲爱的保罗，”他的妹妹说道，“因为这会毁了我。
• Fear destroys our potential and ability.
  恐惧破坏我们的潜力和能力。
• If mankind destroys the environment, we will not be able to survive.
  破坏了环境，人类将无法生存。