英语单词 | destruction |
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英美音标 | 英 [dɪ'strʌkʃn] 美 [dɪ'strʌkʃn] |
中文释义 | n.破坏;毁灭 |
英语例句 | (1) It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans. (2) Scientific knowledge was perverted to help cause destruction and war. (3) Gambling was his destruction. (4) The destruction of the village must have been an act of god. |
中文例句 | (1) 这会引起污染,破坏我们的海洋和江河。 (2) 科学知识被滥用于破坏和战争。 (3) 赌博把他毁了。 (4) 那座村庄的毁灭一定是天灾造成的。 |
vocabulary简明 | Destruction is damage so bad, things must be replaced, not fixed. Tornadoes often leave a trail of destruction, damaging neighborhoods and knocking down houses. |
vocabulary扩展 | The Latin word destructionem, "a pulling down," is the root of destruction. When destruction strikes, things do get pulled down — from houses in the case of natural disasters or a big display of canned soups in the case of a careless shopper. Sometimes, destruction refers to death, as when critics of war talk about the resulting destruction of human life. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]破坏;毁灭;消灭 Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
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