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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。
摧毁；拆除；毁坏
demolishing — present participle of demolish
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摧毁；拆除；毁坏
destroy completely
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。
常指建筑物等被彻底毁掉或拆除。
彻底击败、驳倒、使丧失信誉或完全消耗(如理论、信念或对手)。
To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
狼吞虎咽；吃光。
To devour; to eat up
demolish
Base
原形
demolishes
3rd person
第三人称单数
demolishing
-ing
现在分词
demolished
Past
过去式
demolished
Past participle
过去分词
He demolishes old buildings.
他拆毁旧建筑。
They plan to demolish the old factory next month to make room for a park.
他们计划下个月拆除那座旧工厂，为公园腾出地方。
The storm demolished several small houses along the coast.
暴风雨摧毁了沿海岸的几栋小房子。
Workers are carefully demolishing the unsafe bridge section by section.
工人们正在小心地逐段拆除这座不安全的桥梁。
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。
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。
体育比赛中表示大胜。
The defending champions demolished the underdogs 5-0.
卫冕冠军以5比0彻底击败了弱队。
Not this
The building demolished last night.
Use this
The building was demolished last night.
在英语中，动词 demolish 是及物动词，当建筑物是被拆除时，必须使用被动语态 be demolished，而不能像中文那样省略宾语直接使用主动形式。
Not this
He demolished the building to the ground.
Use this
He demolished the building.
动词 demolish 已包含彻底摧毁的意思，无需再添加 to the ground 冗余修饰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
摧毁城市
The earthquake demolished the entire city, leaving thousands homeless.
地震摧毁了整个城市，导致成千上万人无家可归。
彻底击败竞争对手
Our team demolished the competition in the final match.
我们队在决赛中彻底击败了竞争对手。
彻底驳倒某人的论点
The lawyer demolished the witness's argument in court.
律师在法庭上彻底驳倒了证人的论点。
推翻一个神话/破除一个迷思
The new study demolishes the myth that sugar makes children hyperactive.
这项新研究破除了糖分让孩子过度活跃的迷思。
Use demolishing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似‘大魔王立时’，想象大魔王立时摧毁了城堡。
多用于非正式场合，表示彻底摧毁或彻底击败。
Words that rhyme: 'polish' and 'abolish'. Note: 'accomplish', 'embellish', 'distinguish', 'extinguish' share the -ish ending but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.