demolish

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vt. 毁坏, 破坏, 粉碎

发音

US /dᵻˈmɒl.ɪʃ/

词形变化

demolished demolishes 三单 demolishes demolishing demolisht demolishing 现在分词 demolished 过去式 demolished 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

拆除；破坏；毁坏；推翻；驳倒

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.

    拆除

    及物

    They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.

  2. 2.

    To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).

    比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To devour; to eat up

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

down destroy consume devour pulverize go through pulverise

上位词 8

finish destroy defeat overcome destruct eat up get the better of polish off

下位词 3

smash swallow cut to ribbons

词源

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“to tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”).

来源：wiktionary