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destroy + noun phrase
直接接宾语，表示破坏某物。
The earthquake destroyed the entire city.
地震摧毁了整座城市。
破坏；毁坏；消灭
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破坏；毁坏；消灭
destroy
The earthquake destroyed the entire city.
地震摧毁了整座城市。
损坏到无法使用或修复的程度；损坏到实际上不再存在
To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
消除,使毁灭或失效
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
中和,消除某种性质或状态
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
彻底摧毁；造成不可挽回的损害
destroy completely; damage irreparably
destroy
Base
原形
destroys
3rd person
第三人称单数
destroying
-ing
现在分词
destroyed
Past
过去式
destroyed
Past participle
过去分词
The fire destroys everything.
火毁灭一切。
The storm destroyed the house.
暴风雨摧毁了房子。
They are destroying the old building.
他们正在拆除旧楼。
The earthquake has destroyed many cities.
地震摧毁了许多城市。
规则动词，过去式与过去分词为destroyed。
The fire destroyed most of the old building.
大火毁坏了那座旧楼的大部分。
AI contextual example
The storm destroyed the crops in the fields.
暴风雨摧毁了田里的庄稼。
AI contextual example
If you drop the phone, it may destroy the screen.
如果你把手机摔了，可能会弄坏屏幕。
AI contextual example
The fire destroyed the house
大火烧毁了房子。
WordNet
直接接宾语，表示破坏某物。
The earthquake destroyed the entire city.
地震摧毁了整座城市。
by后接手段或方式。
They destroyed the documents by burning them.
他们通过焚烧销毁了文件。
被动语态，强调动作承受者。
The building was destroyed by the fire.
这座建筑被大火烧毁了。
Not this
The whole city destroyed in the earthquake.
Use this
The whole city was destroyed in the earthquake.
中文影响：在中文中“城市被毁”常省略“被”字，但英语中destroy是及物动词，被动语态必须用be动词加过去分词，即“was destroyed”。
Not this
The storm destroyed the crops a little.
Use this
The storm damaged the crops a little.
程度语用错误：destroy表示彻底毁坏，不能与a little等轻微程度副词连用，应用damage表示部分损坏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
销毁证据
The suspect tried to destroy evidence before the police arrived.
嫌疑人在警察到达之前试图销毁证据。
摧毁建筑物
The earthquake destroyed many buildings in the city.
地震摧毁了城市中的许多建筑物。
摧毁某人的信心
Constant criticism can destroy a child's confidence.
不断的批评会摧毁孩子的信心。
销毁证据
The criminal tried to destroy the evidence before the police arrived.
罪犯试图在警察到达之前销毁证据。
摧毁某人的希望
The rejection letter destroyed his hopes of getting into the university.
拒信摧毁了他进入那所大学的希望。
击败竞争对手
Their new product was so popular that it destroyed the competition.
他们的新产品非常受欢迎，击败了所有竞争对手。
我要摧毁你！
Agent Smith says this to Neo in The Matrix.
在《黑客帝国》中，特工史密斯对尼奥说了这句话。
消灭所有人类！
The title and catchphrase of the video game franchise Destroy All Humans!
这是《毁灭所有人类！》游戏系列的标题和标语。
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记忆联想：de-（向下）+ Troy（特洛伊），想象摧毁特洛伊城的样子。
语域：中性。典型语境：战争、自然灾害、日常毁坏、消灭抽象事物（如证据、希望）、杀灭动物。使用说明：该词在多种正式和非正式场合均可使用，具体语域常取决于搭配对象，例如“completely destroy”在正式报告和日常对话中都很常见。
Words ending in -oy rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'destroy' (/-strɔɪ/). Note that 'destroy' has a 'str' cluster, while the listed words start with different consonants. The spelling ending -stroy is unique; 'boy', 'toy', 'joy' share the -oy sound but differ in spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.