demolished
past simple and past participle ofdemolish
| 单词 | demolished |
| 释义 | demolished past simple and past participle ofdemolish demolish verb[T] uk/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/us/dɪˈmɑː.lɪʃ/demolishverb[T](DESTROY)B2 tocompletelydestroyabuilding,especiallyinorderto use thelandfor somethingelse: Anumberofhouseswere demolished so that thesupermarketcould bebuilt. C2 toprovethat anargumentortheoryiswrong: Hecompletelydemolished all herarguments.
Destroying and demolishing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Proving and disproving demolishverb[T](DEFEAT)toeasilydefeatsomeone: In asurprisingwin, the Jaguars demolished the Broncos 42-7. Winning and defeating
demolishverb[T](EAT)humorous toquicklyeatall thefoodyou have been given: Joe demolished anenormousplatefulofchickenandfries. Eating
Examplesofdemolisheddemolished In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After his sheep had been sheared, tables were set up and a tremendous meal was served, in clear sight of thedemolishedgraves. From theCambridge English Corpus The edge of the ancientlydemolishedside wall of the outset staircase is visible at the far left. From theCambridge English Corpus It is ironic, too, that recent incursions by ' lit-critters ' into historical writing reproduce the very stereotypes long agodemolishedby decades of historical research. From theCambridge English Corpus It had a brick-faced front over a concrete frame of which we know little, since it wasdemolishedwithout proper record. From theCambridge English Corpus There is some minor adjustment to avoid double counting of individual houses closed and laterdemolished. From theCambridge English Corpus Many citiesdemolishedtheir walls, or spilled out beyond them. From theCambridge English Corpus The chimney wasdemolishedand a new dwelling formed in the original boiler room. From theCambridge English Corpus Conversely, 'slender' cladding technology embodies more energy but is very likely to be dumped when the building is 19demolished. From theCambridge English Corpus Structure 32 was eventually torn down, and no construction episodes occurred on top of thedemolishedbuilding. From theCambridge English Corpus The first temporary building of 1837 wasdemolishedin 1913, the second in 1965. From theCambridge English Corpus Two wooden trailers that were on-site weredemolished. From theCambridge English Corpus In many countries the war haddemolishedthe social community and diluted human trust. From theCambridge English Corpus The buildings in this area weredemolishedand several hundred families were uprooted as a consequence. From theCambridge English Corpus The monumental buildings weredemolishedand made room for luxurious high-rise apartment blocks. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, its summit building was almost totallydemolishedby later construction, but at least one interior wall stub with a curtain holder survives. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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