〈 de.mol.ish 〉

【及物動詞】

1 破壞

2 推翻, 粉碎

3 吃光

〈 de.stroy 〉

[常用字]

【動詞】

destroyed, destroy.ing, destroys

【及物動詞】

1 損毀; 毀壞; 破壞

The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.那些古代的手稿被一場火全部燒毀

2 撕下; 分解; 粉碎

3 消滅; 終結

"In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness." （George Bernard Shaw）在擁擠的人口中, 貧窮消滅了潔淨的可能性

4 殺死; 殺戮

destroy a rabid dog 殺死一隻瘋狗

5 摧毀; 擊潰; 敉平

The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.叛軍的武力已於戰役中被敉平

6 使無效; 使無用

destroyed the testimony of the prosecution's chief witness使原告律師主要證人的證詞無效

【不及物動詞】

破壞; 損毀; 引起毀壞; 導致毀滅

"Too much money destroys as surely as too little." （John Simon）太多的金錢與太少的金錢一樣, 都會導致毀滅

〈 1．break up violently打碎；破壞 〉

*The place was badly smashed up in the airraids．這個地方在空襲時被炸成一片廢墟。

*The whole shop was smashed up．整個商店都被搗毀了。

2．crash and wreck碰撞出事

*The car has been smashed up．車被撞毀了。