Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5530
demolish
摧毁；拆除；毁坏
destroy completely
常指建筑物等被彻底毁掉或拆除。
- 1.
To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
彻底击败、驳倒、使丧失信誉或完全消耗(如理论、信念或对手)。
- 2.
To devour; to eat up
狼吞虎咽；吃光。
击败；击溃；彻底击败、驳倒、使丧失信誉或完全消耗(如理论、信念或对手)。；狼吞虎咽；吃光。；毁坏；破坏
In use
They plan to demolish the old factory next month to make room for a park.
The storm demolished several small houses along the coast.
Workers are carefully demolishing the unsafe bridge section by section.
demolish + building/structure
指物理拆除建筑。
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping mall.
旧工厂被拆除，以建造新的购物中心。
demolish + argument/theory
引申义，表示彻底推翻。
She demolished his argument with a single piece of evidence.
她用一条证据就彻底驳倒了他的论点。
demolish + opponent/team
体育比赛中表示大胜。
Connections
Collocations
- demolish a building
- 拆除建筑物
- The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping mall.旧工厂被拆除，以便新建购物中心。
- demolish a theory
- 推翻理论
- New evidence demolished the long-held theory about the origin of the disease.新证据推翻了关于该疾病起源的长期理论。
- demolish the opposition
- 彻底击败对手
- The team demolished the opposition with a 5-0 victory.该队以5比0的比分彻底击败了对手。
- demolish an argument
- 驳倒论点
- She demolished his argument with a few well-chosen facts.她用几个精心挑选的事实驳倒了他的论点。
- demolish a myth
- 打破神话
- The documentary aims to demolish the myth that the species is extinct.这部纪录片旨在打破该物种已灭绝的神话。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似‘大魔王立时’，想象大魔王立时摧毁了城堡。
Context & Register
多用于非正式场合，表示彻底摧毁或彻底击败。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme: 'polish' and 'abolish'. Note: 'accomplish', 'embellish', 'distinguish', 'extinguish' share the -ish ending but have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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