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destruction noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESTRUCTION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, total, utter, wholesale 完全／全面／彻底／大规模的毁坏large-scale, mass, massive, widespread 大范围／大量／大规模／广泛的破坏◆modern weapons of mass destruction大规模杀伤性现代武器rapid 迅速毁坏imminent 即将发生的毁坏final, ultimate 最终毁灭systematic 系统性的破坏wanton 恶意破坏◆the wanton destruction of public property对公共财物的恣意破坏ecological, environmental, forest, habitat, ozone 对生态／环境／森林／生境／臭氧层的破坏◆the environmental destruction caused by road building道路建设对环境造成的破坏property 财产损失◆The earthquake caused loss of life and property destruction.地震造成了生命和财产损失。nuclear 核毁灭◆the threat of nuclear destruction which haunts the post-war world战后世界挥之不去的核毁灭威胁physical 实体性破坏deliberate, intentional 蓄意／故意破坏mutual 相互毁灭◆a war of mutual destruction一场相互毁灭的战争VERB + DESTRUCTIONbring (about), cause, lead to, result in, wreak (formal) 造成破坏；导致毁坏；使遭到破坏◆the destruction brought about by war战争造成的破坏◆He gasped as he saw how much destruction she had wrought with the hammer.看到她用锤子造成的破坏，他倒吸了一口气。avoid, prevent, stop 避免／防止／停止破坏◆Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.有些店主为了防止那些街头恶棍大肆破坏他们的财产而早早关门。escape, survive 免遭破坏◆Three of the paintings escaped destruction.有三幅画幸好没被毁掉。◆He had miraculously survived the destruction of the spacecraft.他奇迹般地在航天器爆炸中逃过一劫。see, watch, witness 目睹／注视／见证破坏◆He witnessed the destruction of most of his work in a studio fire.他亲眼目睹自己的大部分作品在工作室火灾中被焚毁。seek 寻找破坏◆those who seek the destruction of our way of life那些试图破坏我们生活方式的人PHRASESleave a trail of destruction 留下破坏的痕迹◆The tornado left a trail of destruction behind it.龙卷风所经之地留下了一片狼藉。the seeds of destruction 祸根◆By doubling its prices, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.这个行业把价格抬高一倍，从而埋下了毁灭的祸根。test sth to destruction (BrE) 把⋯用坏◆Children will quickly test their toys to destruction.孩子们很快就会把玩具弄坏。 |