V-T To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more. 摧毁
That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.
那是一个摧毁经济、制造混乱的注定因素。
V-T To destroy someone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear. 毁掉
If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
要是我年轻点儿或幼稚点儿,这批评可能已经把我毁了。
V-T If an animal is destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous. 宰杀 [usu passive]
Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.
林赛没被伤着,但那匹马不得不被宰掉。
The entire village was destroyed.
整个村庄都给毁了。
They've destroyed all the evidence.
他们销毁了一切证据。
The deal destroyed his image as Mr. Clean.
这桩交易破坏了他的清廉形象。
Lincoln admitted that, even if the dispute could be settled peacefully, there were those who wanted to see the Union destroyed.
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So it seems that humankind is to be destroyed because they irritate the gods with their tumult and noise.
这似乎是人类被毁灭的愿意,因为人类的噪杂惹怒了众神。
We need to believe that the soul, unlike an engine, can't itself be destroyed, can't itself decompose, can't fall apart.
我们需要相信的是,灵魂和发动机不同,自己不会毁灭,自己不会腐烂,自己不会变成碎片。
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