destroys

英 [dɪˈstrɔɪz]

美 [dɪˈstrɔɪz]

v.  摧毁; 毁灭; 破坏; (因动物有病或不再需要而)杀死，消灭，人道毁灭
destroy的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁
  Todestroysomething means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  1. That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos...
     那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
  2. No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed...
     没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
  3. Even the most gifted can have confidence destroyed by the wrong instructor.
     即使是最有天赋的人也可能会被错误的导师摧毁自信。
• VERB 毁掉…的生活;使垮掉
  Todestroysomeone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear.
  1. If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
     如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。
• VERB 杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）
  If an animalis destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous.
  1. Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.
     林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。
• See also:soul-destroying

双语例句

• Cutting down trees destroys the homes of animals and plants.
  砍伐树木摧毁了动植物的家园。
• If mankind destroys the environment, we will not be able to survive.
  破坏了环境，人类将无法生存。
• In addition, the process of industrialization and urbanization has generated severe pollution that essentially destroys environment and ecosystem.
  此外，工业化和城市化的进程造成了严重的污染，在根本上摧毁了环境和生态系统。
• Since iron destroys vitamin E, these two nutrients should not be taken in conjunction.
  铁会破坏维生素E，所以这两种营养物质不应该同时摄取。
• Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.
  总有人干这种没头没脑的事，把你的事情全弄砸。
• An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
  地震有时会摧毁整个城市。
• Polluted water destroys marine life.
  受污染的水破坏了海洋生物。
• Hydroelectric power because in destroys the river basin and has a negative effect on fish migration.
  水力发电因为破坏了流域和对鱼类的迁移有负面影响。
• Behind the pomposity, we can see how imperial palace system destroys women's humanity.
  从中可以看到在浮华背后宫廷制度对妇女人性的摧残。
• Enough junk dumped into the water eventually destroys the food chain and causes ( theoretically) ecosystem collapse.
  足够的垃圾倾倒入水中，最终破坏了食物链和原因（理论上）生态系统的崩溃。