destruction

英 [dɪ'strʌkʃn] 美 [dɪ'strʌkʃn]

• n. 破坏；毁灭

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]破坏,毁灭,消灭

   the act of destroying or state of being destroyed

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 破坏，毁坏
2. 毁灭，消灭，摧毁，覆没，毁掉，捣毁
3. 毁灭的原因
4. 扑灭
5. 驱除
6. 破坏手段
7. 端掉，垮台
8. 死亡，灭亡，灭绝
9. 杀害

英英释义

Noun:

1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

3. a final state;

   "he came to a bad end"
   "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans.
   这会引起污染，破坏我们的海洋和江河。
2. Scientific knowledge was perverted to help cause destruction and war.
   科学知识被滥用于破坏和战争。
3. Gambling was his destruction.
   赌博把他毁了。
4. We must not bring mass destruction on ourselves by waging an atomic world war.
   我们千万不要发动世界核子战争而自招集体毁灭。
5. The destruction of the village must have been an act of god.
   那座村庄的毁灭一定是天灾造成的。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
   敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
2. The soldiers carried out the total destruction of the village.
   那些士兵彻底毁灭了这个村庄。

经典引文

• How can we stand by and do nothing to prevent the destruction of the world?

  出自：Listener

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bring destruction upon oneself 自取灭亡
• cause destruction 造成破坏
• escape〔meet〕 destruction 免于〔遭到〕毁灭

形容词+～

• atomic destruction 原子破坏
• great destruction 重大破坏

～+介词

• destruction by fire 火灾的破坏
• the destruction of life and property 生命和财产的损失
• the destruction of war 战争的破坏

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自中古英语的destruccioun，意为建筑倒下来。

近反义词

【近义词】

• extinction
• ruin

【反义词】

• beginning
• creation