Question

destroy( )是什么意思？

Answer 1

笼统讲， 是 “破坏；消灭；毁坏” 的意思、
destroy [di'strɔi]
做及物动词讲的时候有一下五种意思
.1. 破坏，毁坏，毁灭，摧毁，拆毁(建筑物等)：
Fire destroyed several houses in the area.大火烧毁了该地区的几栋房子。The earthquake destroyed several stores in the business district.那次地震摧毁了商业区的几家商店。
2. 打破(计划、希望等)；消除；除掉；结束，终止：
They destroyed communication from within.他们从内部中断了联系。All hopes of a peaceful settlement were destroyed by the bomb.这个爆炸事件使一切和平解决的希望都破灭了。
3. 杀死，干掉，杀戮；彻底消灭，扑灭：
He had to destroy the injured animal.他只好杀死那个受伤的动物。The hunter destroyed the elephant.猎手射杀了那头大象。
4. 彻底打败，击溃，粉碎，使覆灭，使毁灭；压服，制服，压垮：
He felt destroyed by the thought that she no longer needed him.他一想到她不再需要他了，他就感到精神崩溃了。
She was wholly destroyed when her boyfriend left her.当她的男友离开她时，她完全丧失了信心和希望。
5. 抵消…的效果(或影响)；使无效，使无用；减损：
The evidence completely destroyed her argument.这个证据彻底驳倒了她的论点。
做不及物动词讲时，意思是 “从事破坏，破坏；造成破坏；遭到毁灭”：Please destroy after reading.请阅后销毁。

Answer 2

destroy_百度词典destroy[英][disˈtrɔi] [美][dɪˈstrɔɪ]
vt.破坏，摧毁；消灭，歼灭（敌人）；杀死；使失败
现在分词：destroying；过去式：destroyed；第三人称单数：destroys；...

Answer 3

毁坏i 毁灭