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单词 self-destruction
释义
self-destruction
noun[U]
uk
/ˌself.dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/ˌself.dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
behaviourby apersonthat islikelyto make themfailorcausethem to beharmedorkilled:
He was awonderfulactorbenton self-destruction.
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  • What you alsograspis hisstupendousgiftfor self-destruction.
  • Herlovingfamilycan onlywatchinhorrorat her self-destruction .
  • Othersdismissit as awrongheadednotionthatenablesaddictstocontinuealong thepathto self-destruction.
  • And hecommitswhatturnsout to be anactof self-destruction.
  • Thatparanoiastartedhispresidencydown thepathto self-destruction.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dangerous and harmful
  • adverse
  • adversely
  • apocalyptic
  • bad actor
  • be murder onsomethingidiom
  • destructiveness
  • detrimental
  • devastating
  • devastatingly
  • do more harm than goodidiom
  • insidiousness
  • kiss of deathidiom
  • malicious
  • murder
  • negatively
  • rogue state
  • suicidally
  • troublesome
  • unholy
  • unwholesome
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(Definition ofself-destructionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-destruction

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This review has only considered the more overtly intentional form ofself-destruction.
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The operation of all these forces creates an attitude biased against conservation and simultaneously leads the resource community along a path ofself-destruction.
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They work, not inself-destruction, but in a highly spirited atmosphere of renewal.
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That is to say, the community gains contact with the realm of the sacred through submission andself-destruction.
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Otherwise, without meaning, suffering may turn into despair andself-destruction.
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The belief that multiple surgery can be regarded as a form ofself-destructionis not supported by this study.
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He is poised for self-fulfilment, notself-destruction.
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This phenomenon leads to a thalamocorticalself-destruction.
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Outside observers would be forgiven if, in observing the state of this country, they thought that we were indulging in a massive exercise inself-destruction.
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On the one hand, science opens a chasm ofself-destructionbeyond limit.
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Our defence expenditure reflects the world-wide phenomenon that mankind is spending more on the means ofself-destructionthan ever before.
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I can but point out to you that institutions without checks and balances are condemned toself-destruction.
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Preciseself-destructiontimings for both mines are classified.
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They cannot be used, because that would meanself-destruction.
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None of us—men or management—can save yards fromself-destruction.
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