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

• 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。
• Fear destroys our potential and ability.
  恐惧破坏我们的潜力和能力。
• 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。
• The Dark Cabal cannot exist in Love: it destroys their power.
  黑暗势力无法存在在“爱”中：这会毁了他们的力量。
• The anger destroys you slowly.
  愤怒会慢慢将你摧毁。
• Do you think it's right to say, man create the world and also destroys the world?
  你认为这样说对吗？即人类创造世界，也毁灭世界。
• He destroys symbols of wealth in the victim's homes.
  他在受害人家中毁坏了财富象征。
• 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。
• An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
  地震有时会摧毁整个城市。
• Since iron destroys vitamin E, these two nutrients should not be taken in conjunction.
  铁会破坏维生素E，所以这两种营养物质不应该同时摄取。