| 单词 | demolish |
| 释义 | demolish (once / 895 pages) v Demolish means “completely destroy,” as a wrecking ball might demolish a building, or as hanging out with one’s parents might, supposedly, demolish a teenager’s reputation. In casual speech, demolish can also mean “devour,” as a group of hungry teenagers might demolish a pizza. The noun form of demolish is demolition, which often implies destruction by means of explosives. Demolish combines the prefix de-, which can mean “undo,” with the Latin verb moliri, meaning “to build" — which makes sense if you are thinking of 'undoing a building' with explosives! WORD FAMILYdemolish: demolished, demolishes, demolishing, demolition+/demolition: demolitions USAGE EXAMPLESCarandiru was Latin America’s largest jail before it was demolished in the aftermath of that uprising. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) His hope, however far-fetched, was that Trump, by demolishing traditional Party ideologies, might somehow help people move beyond hardened partisan positions. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The current stadium will be demolished after the move is completed. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v destroy completely the wrecking ball demolished the building demolish your enemies Syn|Hyper pulverise, pulverize destroy, destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 2v defeat soundly The home team demolished the visitors Syn|Hypo|Hyper destroy smash overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) swallowengulf and destroy cut to ribbonsdefeat totally defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over 3v humiliate or depress completely Syn|Hyper crush, smash abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
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