destruction
/dɪˈstrʌkʃn/
n.
一句话记住
破坏;毁灭
释义与例句
n.
破坏;毁灭
the act of destroying something
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The flood caused widespread destruction.
洪水造成了广泛的破坏。
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The storm brought destruction to the coastal villages.
暴风雨给沿海村庄带来了毁灭。
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Cutting down forests leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.
砍伐森林导致野生动物栖息地被破坏。
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Scientists warn that plastic waste is causing the destruction of marine life.
科学家警告说,塑料垃圾正在毁灭海洋生物。
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Nothing could prevent the destruction of the ancient temple.
没有什么能阻止这座古庙被毁。
词源与构词
de-(向下、反)+ struere(建)+ -ion(名词词尾),把建好的东西反着拆下来,就是“破坏”。
记忆钩子
de(拆)+ struct(建)+ ion:把建好的楼往下拆,就是摧毁。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
destroydestructivedestruct
同义词
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ruin 毁坏;破坏The heavy rain will ruin the crops if it continues. 如果大雨继续下,就会毁掉庄稼。
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damage 损害;损失The storm caused serious damage to the crops. 暴风雨给庄稼造成了严重损害。
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devastation 毁灭;废墟The earthquake left a scene of devastation. 地震过后只留下一片废墟。
反义词
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construction 建造;建设The new bridge is still under construction. 新桥仍在建设中。
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creation 创造;创建The creation of the park took ten years. 这座公园的建成花了十年时间。
易混词
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instruction 说明;指示Read the instructions carefully before you start. 开始前请仔细阅读说明。
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distraction 分心;分散注意力之事He turned off his phone to avoid distraction. 他关掉手机以免分心。
常见搭配
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environmental destruction 环境破坏The report blames tourism for much of the environmental destruction. 报告把大部分环境破坏归咎于旅游业。
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cause destruction 造成破坏A single spark can cause destruction on a dry hillside. 一颗火星就能在干燥的山坡上造成破坏。
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weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器The country was accused of hiding weapons of mass destruction. 这个国家被指控藏匿大规模杀伤性武器。