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。
• He destroys symbols of wealth in the victim's homes.
  他在受害人家中毁坏了财富象征。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hydroelectric power because in destroys the river basin and has a negative effect on fish migration.
  水力发电因为破坏了流域和对鱼类的迁移有负面影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• Polluted water destroys marine life.
  受污染的水破坏了海洋生物。
• An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
  地震有时会摧毁整个城市。