destroy

break, destroy, ruin, wreck, damage, spoil

destroy, exterminate, extinguish

动词 destroy:

1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
   同义词：destruct
2. destroy completely; damage irreparably
   同义词：ruin
3. defeat soundly
   同义词：demolish
4. put to death

1. If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.
   这棵树向那边倒下就会把那所房子压坏。
2. Before they fled the country, the enemy vainly attempted to destroy all the factories.
   敌人在逃往国外前，妄图把所有工厂都毁掉。
3. The new law operates to destroy our advantages.
   这项新法律损害我们的利益。
4. A tunnel dug to intercept and destroy an enemy's mine.
   对抗地道截断或破坏敌人坑道而挖的地道
5. We want to nurture the new project, not destroy it.
   我们要支持这个新工程，不要破坏它。
6. An atom bomb would destroy a city.
   一颗原子弹能摧毁一座城市。

de.stroy

v.（动词）
de.stroyed,de.stroy.ing,de.stroys
v.tr.（及物动词）
To ruin completely; spoil:
完全破坏；消灭：
例句：
The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.
古代手稿被大火吞噬了

To tear down or break up; demolish.See Synonyms at ruin
摧毁：推翻，解体；拆毁参见 ruin
To do away with; put an end to:
使终结：
例句：
.In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness.(George Bernard Shaw)
.在人口拥挤的地方，贫困使清洁毫无可能.(乔治·萧伯纳)

To kill:
杀死：
例句：
destroy a rabid dog.
杀死疯狗

To subdue or defeat completely; crush:
打垮：完全屈服，完全被打败；压服：
例句：
The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.
反叛力量在战争中被打垮了

To render useless or ineffective:
使无用；使无效：
例句：
destroyed the testimony of the prosecution`s chief witness.
使原告及其律师的主要证人的证据无效

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be destructive; cause destruction:
被摧毁；导致破坏：
例句：
.Too much money destroys as surely as too little.(John Simon)
.过多的钱和过少的钱一样会带来破坏作用.(约翰·西蒙)

来源：
Middle English destroien
中古英语 destroien
from Old French destruire
源自 古法语 destruire
from Vulgar Latin *dôstrôgere
源自 俗拉丁语 *dôstrôgere
from Latin dôstruere
源自 拉丁语 dôstruere
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.降低.]
struere [to pile up] * see ster- 2
struere [堆积] *参见 ster- 2