demolish
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. 彻底摧毁
A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. 一场暴风雨直扫这个岛屿，彻底摧毁了房屋，淹没了街道。
2. V-T If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. 驳倒
Our intention was quite the opposite – to demolish rumours that have surrounded him since he took office. 我们的意图恰恰相反–要粉碎自他就职以来就缠着他的谣言。
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demolish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/ (demolishing,demolished,demolishes)
剑桥词典
- The building had to be demolished because of subsidence .
- One by one the old buildings in the city have been demolished and replaced with modern tower blocks .
- The explosion virtually demolished several nearby houses .
- You've demolished my lovely arrangement - now I'll have to do it all over again!
- Our greenhouse was demolished in last night's storm .
demolish verb [T] (DESTROY)
to completely destroy a building , especially in order to use the land for something else（尤指为利用土地而）拆除，拆毁
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built . 为了修建超级市场，很多房屋被拆除了。
to prove that an argument or theory is wrong
推翻（论点），颠覆（理论）
He completely demolished all her arguments . 他彻底推翻了她的全部论点。
例句
demolish verb [T] (DEFEAT)
to easily defeat someone
轻易击败，轻取
In a surprising win , the Jaguars demolished the Broncos 42-7. 美洲虎队出人意料地以42比7轻取野马队。
demolish verb [T] (EAT)
humorousto quickly eat all the food you have been given
狼吞虎咽地吃；很快吃光
Joe demolished an enormous plateful of chicken and fries . 乔狼吞虎咽地吃光了满满一大盘鸡肉和薯条。
demolition
noun [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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the act of destroying something such as a building
拆除，拆毁
the demolition of dangerous buildings 拆除危险建筑 返回 demolish