de.stroy

destroy的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [diˈstrɔi]
KK音标发音： [dɪˈstrɔɪ]

destroy的词性：
v.（动词）

destroy的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To ruin completely; spoil:
完全破坏；消灭：

The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.
古代手稿被大火吞噬了

2. To tear down or break up; demolish.See Synonyms at ruin
摧毁：推翻，解体；拆毁参见 ruin

3. To do away with; put an end to:
使终结：

“In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness”(George Bernard Shaw)
“在人口拥挤的地方，贫困使清洁毫无可能”(乔治·伯纳德·肖)

4. To kill:
杀死：

destroy a rabid dog.
杀死疯狗

5. To subdue or defeat completely; crush:
打垮：完全屈服，完全被打败；压服：

The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.
反叛力量在战争中被打垮了

6. To render useless or ineffective:
使无用；使无效：

destroyed the testimony of the prosecution's chief witness.
使原告及其律师的主要证人的证据无效

destroy的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

7. To be destructive; cause destruction:
被摧毁；导致破坏：

“Too much money destroys as surely as too little”(John Simon)
“过多的钱和过少的钱一样会带来破坏作用”(约翰·西蒙)

destroy的词源：

8. Middle English destroien
中古英语 destroien

9. from Old French destruire
源自 古法语 destruire

10. from Vulgar Latin *d?str^?gere
源自 俗拉丁语 *d?str^?gere

11. from Latin d?struere
源自 拉丁语 d?struere

12. d?- [de-]
d?- [前缀，表“降低”]

13. struere [to pile up] * see ster- ²
struere [堆积] *参见 ster- ²