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

• '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。
• 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。
• Lack of trust destroys goodwill.
  信任缺失破坏了商誉。
• Polluted water destroys marine life.
  受污染的水破坏了海洋生物。
• In the last analysis, Capitalism destroys nature, human race and human dignity.
  归根到底，资本主义破坏了自然，人类种族和人类尊严。
• 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。
• In addition, the process of industrialization and urbanization has generated severe pollution that essentially destroys environment and ecosystem.
  此外，工业化和城市化的进程造成了严重的污染，在根本上摧毁了环境和生态系统。
• Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.
  总有人干这种没头没脑的事，把你的事情全弄砸。
• Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue.
  任何能烧伤或破坏活组织的化学物质。
• It's been said that Alzheimer's Disease destroys the patient's brain and the family's heart.
  大家都说阿兹海默症破坏病人的大脑，以及伤了家人的心。