destroy
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/dɪˈstrɔɪ/us
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/dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B1 verb to damage something so badly that it cannot be used: Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war. 该城的大部分老城区都在战争中被炸毁了。
annihilate
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/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/ verb to destroy something completely so that nothing is left: a city annihilated by an atomic bomb 被原子弹夷为平地的城市
devastate
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/ˈdev.ə.steɪt/ verb to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage
devour
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/dɪˈvaʊər/us
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/dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ/ verb literary to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured the building. 火焰很快吞噬了那座建筑物。
ruin
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/ˈruː.ɪn/us
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/ˈruː.ɪn/ verb to cause a person or company to lose all their money or their good reputation: Cheap imported goods are ruining many businesses. 廉价的进口商品使众多公司正走向破产。
decimate
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/ˈdes.ə.meɪt/ verb to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely: Populations of endangered animals have been decimated. 濒危动物的数量已经大幅减少。
perish
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/ˈper.ɪʃ/ verb to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake. 300人在此次地震中丧生。
consume
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/kənˈsuːm/ verb If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely.
destruction
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/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
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/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ B2 noun the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed: Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests. 许多人都非常关注雨林遭破坏的问题。
devastation
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/ˌdev.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/ noun damage and destruction: If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation. 如果疾病蔓延开来，将造成大范围的灾难性后果。
ruination
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/ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun old-fashioned destruction: Alcohol was the ruination of him. 酗酒毁了他。
doom
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/duːm/ C2 noun death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided: A sense of doom hung over the entire country. 整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。
ruin
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/ˈruː.ɪn/ C2 noun a situation in which a person or company has lost all their money or their reputation: Many companies are on the edge/brink/verge of ruin. 很多公司濒临破产。
decimation
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/ˌdes.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ noun the act of killing a something in large numbers, or reducing something severely: the virtual decimation of the population through influenza 因为流行感冒而造成的实际人口减少
finish sb/sth off
phrase informal to kill someone or something, especially if they have already been injured: A third heart attack finally finished off the old man. 第3次心脏病发作最终导致了那个老人的死亡。
毁灭的
devastated
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/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪd/ adjective completely destroyed: Thousands of people have left their devastated villages and fled to the mountains. 数千人已经离开完全被毁的村庄，逃进了山里。
毁灭者
destroyer
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/dɪˈstrɔɪ.ɚ/ noun literary a person or thing that destroys something
大毁灭
holocaust
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/ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/ noun a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people: A nuclear holocaust would leave few survivors. 核浩劫后几乎不会留下什么幸存者。
自我毁灭
self-destruction
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/ˌself.dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ noun behaviour by a person that is likely to make them fail or cause them to be harmed or killed: He was a wonderful actor bent on self-destruction. 他是一位优秀的演员，却自我毁灭的倾向非常明显。
self-immolation
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/ˌself.ɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun an action by a person or group that damages or destroys it: It was an act of political self-immolation. 这是一种政治上的自我毁灭行为。
sign your own death warrant
phrase informal to do something that is harmful to your own position: She signed her own death warrant by refusing to do what the boss demanded. 她拒绝了老板的要求，简直是自寻死路。
不可毁灭的
incorruptible
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/ˌɪn.kəˈrʌp.tə.bəl/ adjective formal If something is incorruptible, it will not decay or be destroyed. Some people think the soul, unlike the body, is incorruptible. 有些人认为灵魂不像身体，是不会毁灭的。
indestructible
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/ˌɪn.dɪˈstrʌk.tə.bəl/ adjective impossible to destroy or break: These plastic cups are virtually indestructible. 这些塑料杯几乎不可能壞掉。
毁灭了的
ruined
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/ˈruː.ɪnd/us
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/ˈruː.ɪnd/ adjective destroyed or spoiled: an ancient ruined castle 破败不堪的古城堡
会导致自我毁灭的特征
(the/sb's) self-destruct button
phrase a characteristic in a person that makes them likely to fail because of their own actions: At least he reached the semifinal before hitting the self-destruct button. 至少他在自毁前程之前杀入了半决赛。
或毁灭某物
immolation
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/ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun the act of killing yourself or someone else, or of destroying something, usually by burning: A woman attempted suicide by self immolation. 一名妇女试图通过自焚自杀。
完全被毁灭
oblivion
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/əˈblɪv.i.ən/ noun the state of being completely destroyed: The planes bombed the city into oblivion. 飞机将该市炸成一片废墟。
自我毁灭的
self-damning
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/ˌselfˈdæm.ɪŋ/ adjective Self-damning remarks or actions show clearly that the person saying or doing them is wrong, guilty, or has behaved very badly. To make matters worse, the campaign then released a self-damning advertisement.
self-destructive
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/ˌself.dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/ adjective behaving in a way that is likely to make you fail or be harmed or killed: He is rebellious, aggressive and at times self-destructive. 他叛逆、好斗，有时会自我毁灭。