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单词 destruction
释义
destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
B2
theactofdestroyingsomething, or thefactof beingdestroyed:
毁灭，消灭，破坏
Manypeopleare veryconcernedabout the destructionoftherainforests.许多人都非常关注雨林遭破坏的问题。
Unusually highwindsleftatrailofdestruction over thearea.罕见的大风在该地区造成了一连串的破坏。
weaponsofmassdestruction(= those whichkillorhurtlargenumbersofpeople)大规模杀伤性武器
Synonyms
depredationformal
desolation(EMPTINESS)
devastation(DAMAGE)
ruin
More examples
  • The destruction of therainforestsis anecologicaldisaster.
  • Thepolicearrivedtofindasceneofhorrifyingdestruction.
  • 30yearsafter thefirehe is stillhauntedbyimagesofdeathand destruction.
  • Thearmyleftatrailof destruction behind them.
  • Thiscenturyhaswitnessedenvironmentaldestruction on anunprecedentedscale.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Destroying and demolishing
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • apocalypse
  • bash
  • bash through (something)
  • be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • knock
  • sacrifice
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • takesomethingout
  • tear
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(Definition ofdestructionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

destruction| American Dictionary

destruction
noun[U]
us
/dɪˈstrʌk·ʃən/
theactionofdestroyingsomething, or thestateof beingdestroyed:
Unusually highwindsleftwidespreaddestruction over thearea.

destructive

adjectiveus
/dɪˈstrʌk·tɪv/
Thechildneedshelptocontrolhis destructivebehavior.
(Definition ofdestructionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdestruction

destruction
At the outer edges of the plume, however, the production anddestructionterms rapidly approach zero and advection and transport balance each other.
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The specific power deposition must be reduced to avoiddestructionof the target.
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If the hammer were still threatening it intodestruction, it would bounce back on this plastic and resilient network.
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However, the mechanism underlying the selectivedestructionof paternally derived mitochondria is unclear.
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The wettest waste was placed directly in front of the flame to ensure the best possibility ofdestruction, which was also normal practice.
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The test to be applied is whether suchdestructionof value promotes the public health, safety, morals or general welfare.
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For the efficacy of the method, the authors stress the importance of strict adherence to the dosing schedule anddestructionof non-dosed stray dogs.
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Theorems have four modes: they can be introduction rules (as in figure 3), elimination rules,destructionrules and equations (which are not shown).
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Thus, we can think of thedestructionof the city by the enemy as the name of the event the enemy destroyed the city.
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Generally, the protests are characterised by non-violence and littledestruction.
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The massivedestructionof old sacred monuments can be better conceived as a ritual purification of the inner circle of unchristian, pagan elements.
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They are abstraction's guardians, ideology's policemen, the horsemen of conservatism, and their deadly work leads to thedestructionof vital, burgeoning life.
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Theft of factory property or thedestructionof tools or machines led to fifty blows and a fine equal to the value of the property.
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Problems associated with thedestructionof cultivated crops by herdsmen accessing grazing fields are bound to intensity.
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Moreover, not only the death of two persons was dealt with, but also thedestructionand transformation of an entire village.
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Collocationswithdestruction

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assured destruction
They claimed that their military-political balance of mutuallyassureddestructionconstituted 'shared' interests and served the specific interests of the alliances, too.
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brink of destruction
The cold war led to a nuclear arms race that brought the world to the brink of destruction.
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complete destruction
The war meant an almostcompletedestructionof village life.
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