demolish

[di'mɔliʃ]

v.拆毁, 破坏, 驳倒, <口>吃光

vt.

1. 毁坏, 破坏; 拆除

The city was demolished during the war.

这座城市在战争中被毁了。

2. 推翻, 打败; 驳倒

He soon demolished Mr Stewart's suggestions.

他很快就推翻了斯图尔特先生的建议。

3. 废除; 撤销

4. 【口】吃光

词形变化

动词过去式: demolished | 动词过去分词: demolished | 动词现在分词: demolishing | 动词第三人称单数: demolishes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.毁坏, 破坏; 拆除

destroy  wreck  dismantle  shatter  tear apart  

同义参见:

break  ruin  raze  obliterate  flatten  annihilate  

反义参见:

establish  create  construct  make  erect  build  

英英释义

动词 demolish:

destroy completely

同义词：pulverize, pulverise

humiliate or depress completely

同义词：crush, smash

defeat soundly

同义词：destroy

补充

demolishdemolish英:[diˈmɔliʃ] 美:[dɪˈmɑlɪʃ]vt.1.摧毁; 推翻; 拆毁(尤指大建筑物)Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.泰瑞街已在数年前拆掉。2.〈非正〉吃光

例句

1. The storm demolished several buildings.风暴摧毁了好几座建筑。 2. Our intention was to demolish this argument.我们打算推翻这个论断。 3. This myth has now been demolished.这个神话现在已经被打破了。 4. Millwall demolished Notts County 6-0 on Saturday.周六米尔沃尔队以6比0大败诺茨郡队。 5. We are going to demolish the old building.我们准备爆破这座旧大楼。 6. The results of the scholar's research demolished many theories.该学者的研究成果推翻了许多理论。 7. The evidence demolished the attorney's case.那证据驳倒了律师提出的理由。 8. The fire demolished the downtown.那场大火把闹市区烧成一片废墟。 9. They simply demolished the turkey.他们全吃光了那只火鸡。 10. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.我急切盼望能彻底驳倒我的对手。 11. Arsenal demolished Coventry City 3–0.阿森纳队以３比０大败考文垂队。 12. Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll.布朗正在狼吞虎咽地大嚼一个香肠面包卷。 13. She demolished his argument in one sentence.她用一句话便推翻了他的论点。 14. The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.旧工厂被拆除了，以便给新停车场腾出地方。 15. Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.成吨的炸药被用来爆破那栋建筑。 16. The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.小镇希望修复旧戏院，而不是将其拆毁。 17. The car was demolished in the accident.那辆汽车在事故中报废了。 18. His professional reputation was demolished [=ruined] by the scandal.他的职业声誉被丑闻毁之殆尽。 19. The research demolished several myths about the disease.这项研究粉碎了有关这种疾病的某些荒诞传闻。 20. Her study demolished a theory that had gone unquestioned for years.她的研究推翻了多年来一直未受置疑的一个理论。 21. We demolished [=devoured] the pie in only a few minutes.我们几分钟就把那个馅饼吃掉了。 22. They demolished the other team 51-7.他们以51：7的比分轻松击败了对手。