destruction

英 [dɪˈstrʌkʃn]

美 [dɪˈstrʌkʃn]

n.  摧毁; 毁灭; 破坏

复数：destructions　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.3111 / COCA.2685

牛津词典

noun

• 摧毁；毁灭；破坏
  the act of destroying sth; the process of being destroyed
  1. the destruction of the rainforests
     对热带雨林的破坏
  2. weapons of mass destruction
     大规模杀伤性武器
  3. a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake
     海啸以及随之而来的死亡与破坏
  4. The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it) .
     主要论点是资本主义播下了自我毁灭的种子。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 破坏;毁灭;消灭
  Destructionis the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  1. ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer.
     一项旨在阻止臭氧层破坏的国际协议
  2. ...weapons of mass destruction.
     大规模杀伤性武器

英英释义

noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
  Synonym:devastation
• an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
  Synonym:demolitionwipeout
• a final state
  1. he came to a bad end
  2. the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
  Synonym:enddeath

双语例句

• In the midst of chaos and destruction, he rushed to his son's school.
  在一片混乱和坍塌中，他冲到了他的儿子的学校。
• One eyewitness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction
  一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。
• The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
  敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
• This paper discusses the destruction of coal development to mine environment and its treatment countermeasure.
  探讨了煤炭开发对矿山环境的破坏与治理问题。
• The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.
  台风横扫日本中部大部分地区，留下死亡的足迹和满目疮痍。
• The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below.
  山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
• The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
  战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
• Now they lead in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction.
  现在他们在制造大规模杀人武器方面领先。
• A cascade of rockets menacing cement bunkers illustrates "protection and destruction".
  一系列的火箭威胁水泥仓阐明了“保护和破坏”的含义。
• Scenes of death and destruction.
  死亡和毁灭的景象。