音标:[diˈmɔliʃiz] ;
v. 摧毁( demolish的第三人称单数 ); 推翻; 拆毁(尤指大建筑物); <非正>吃光
v destroy completely
v humiliate or depress completely
v defeat soundly

demolish的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. They have demolished the slum district.贫民区已被拆除。
  2. They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。
  3. It was an experience that completely demolished her confidence.这个经历彻底摧毁了她的信心。
  4. Her article brilliantly demolishes his argument.她的文章精辟地批驳了他的论点。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.
  1. They were due to start demolishing the old theatre today but there's been a last minute stay of execution.原定今天把这座旧戏院拆掉,但临时突然决定暂缓进行。
  2. He demolished two big platefuls of chicken.他吃光了两大盘鸡肉。
  3. 1
  4. Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.泰瑞街已在数年前拆除。
  5. Unworthy buildings should be demolished to make room for modern construction.无价值的房屋应予以拆除,为现代建筑腾出地盘。

经典引文

  • The bomb had demolished a group of houses.

    出自:G. Orwell
  • The City Council wanted to demolish a derelict church..to make way for..a Leisure Park.

    出自:A. N. Wilson
【近义词】

Pen of Life Suppose someone gave you a pen - a sealed, solid-colored pen. You couldn't see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long enough to create a masterpiece(or several) that would last forever

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 精美英文欣赏

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: North Korea is making a public show of moving towards denuclearization ahead of a planned summit with the U.S. The regime invited a small group of foreign reporters to witness the demolition of its nuclear test site in the northe

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月