destruction

英 [dɪˈstrʌkʃn]

美 [dɪˈstrʌkʃn]

n.  摧毁; 毁灭; 破坏

复数：destructions　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.3111 / COCA.2685

牛津词典

noun

• 摧毁；毁灭；破坏
  the act of destroying sth; the process of being destroyed
  1. the destruction of the rainforests
     对热带雨林的破坏
  2. weapons of mass destruction
     大规模杀伤性武器
  3. a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake
     海啸以及随之而来的死亡与破坏
  4. The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it) .
     主要论点是资本主义播下了自我毁灭的种子。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 破坏;毁灭;消灭
  Destructionis the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  1. ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer.
     一项旨在阻止臭氧层破坏的国际协议
  2. ...weapons of mass destruction.
     大规模杀伤性武器

英英释义

noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
  Synonym:devastation
• an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
  Synonym:demolitionwipeout
• a final state
  1. he came to a bad end
  2. the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
  Synonym:enddeath

双语例句

• In those villages, the destruction caused by napalm bombs was so appalling that one could hardly bear the sight of it.
  在那些村庄里，凝固汽油弹造成的破坏景象惨不忍睹。
• We have mastered the art of destruction.
  我们早掌握了毁灭的艺术。
• Many species are in peril of extinction because of our destruction of their natural habitat.
  许多物种由于我们破坏了它们的自然环境，现在正面临灭绝的危险。
• Many noblemen thought that by making common cause with those who were fighting against the king they would save their own castles from destruction.
  许多贵族认为，与反对国王的人联合起来，他们就能保护好自己的城堡免遭破坏。
• The disease causes varying degrees of destruction of the chlorophyll.
  这一病害使叶绿素遭到不同程度的破坏。
• This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape.
  这项协议不过是块遮羞布而已，用来掩盖对自然景观的持续破坏。
• In the midst of chaos and destruction, he rushed to his son's school.
  在一片混乱和坍塌中，他冲到了他的儿子的学校。
• The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.
  台风横扫日本中部大部分地区，留下死亡的足迹和满目疮痍。
• “ total destruction ” of mankind;“ annihilation of mankind ”;
  “人类毁灭”
• The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
  敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。