| 单词 | demolish |
| 释义 | demolish —demolisher, n. —demolishment, n. /di mol"ish/, v.t. 1. to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. on purpose; tear down; raze. 2. to put an end to; destroy; explode: The results of his research demolished many theories. 3. to lay waste to; ruin utterly: The fire demolished the area. 4. Informal. to devour completely: We simply demolished that turkey. [1560-70; < MF démoliss-, s. of démolir < L demoliri to destroy, equiv. to de- DE- + moliri to set in motion, struggle (mol(es) mass, bulk + -iri inf. suffix)] Syn. 1. level, wreck, bulldoze. See destroy. |
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