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

• 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。
• Enough junk dumped into the water eventually destroys the food chain and causes ( theoretically) ecosystem collapse.
  足够的垃圾倾倒入水中，最终破坏了食物链和原因（理论上）生态系统的崩溃。
• '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。
• Behind the pomposity, we can see how imperial palace system destroys women's humanity.
  从中可以看到在浮华背后宫廷制度对妇女人性的摧残。
• 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。
• He destroys symbols of wealth in the victim's homes.
  他在受害人家中毁坏了财富象征。
• 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。
• Cutting down trees destroys the homes of animals and plants.
  砍伐树木摧毁了动植物的家园。
• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.
  肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• Fear destroys our potential and ability.
  恐惧破坏我们的潜力和能力。