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

• The destruction of our environment and life-support systems.
  我们的环境和维持生命系统的毁灭。
• The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below.
  山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
• This paper discusses the destruction of coal development to mine environment and its treatment countermeasure.
  探讨了煤炭开发对矿山环境的破坏与治理问题。
• 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。
• The Ultra-Leftist line was a line that would have wrecked a country, ruined the people, and led to the destruction of the Party and national subjugation.
  极左路线是一条祸国殃民的路线，亡党亡国的路线。
• Scenes of death and destruction.
  死亡和毁灭的景象。
• A cascade of rockets menacing cement bunkers illustrates "protection and destruction".
  一系列的火箭威胁水泥仓阐明了“保护和破坏”的含义。
• We have mastered the art of destruction.
  我们早掌握了毁灭的艺术。
• The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
  战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
• The earthquake caused the destruction of the city.
  地震使这个城市毁灭了。