demolish的意思

基本释义

• v 拆毁；废除；驳倒

  to completely destroy a building

例句

1. The entire east wing of the building was demolished in the fire.

   大楼的整个东翼都被大火烧毁了。

2. They were due to start demolishing the old theatre today but there's been a last minute stay of execution.

   原定今天把这座旧戏院拆掉，但临时突然决定暂缓进行。

3. He demolished two big platefuls of chicken.

   他吃光了两大盘鸡肉。1

4. Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.

   泰瑞街已在数年前拆除。

近义词

英英释义

verb 1. defeat soundly e.g. The home team demolished the visitors Synonym: destroy 2. destroy completely e.g. the wrecking ball demolished the building demolish your enemies pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand Synonym: pulverizepulverise 3. humiliate or depress completely e.g. She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation The death of her son smashed her Synonym: crushsmash

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