(1) 摧毀，毀掉(put an end to the existence or effectiveness of sth) [T+n]：(fire/enemy)～a forest/a city/the historical records/all the evidence(火/敵人)毀掉森林/城市/歷史記錄/所有的證據(jù);The house was～ed in the storm. 這所房子在暴風(fēng)雨中被毀?！玸b's hopes/sb's reputation/sb's career/sb's relationship/sb's ability(fig) 粉碎某人的希望/毀掉某人的聲望/葬送某人的事業(yè)/破壞某人的關(guān)系/使某人喪失能力;〖同〗ruin;〖反〗save， preserve;
(2) 故意殺掉(put (animals) to death deliberately， usu because it is sick， old or unwanted)[T+n， 無pass]：The injured racehorse/mad dog had to be～ed. 那匹受傷的賽馬/那條瘋狗得除掉了。The poison～s rats. 這毒藥能除耗子。
→ de′stroyer n 毀滅者(人或物); 驅(qū)逐艦;de′struction n 摧毀;摧毀者(物);de′structive adj 毀滅(性)的;de′structively adv 毀滅性地;de′structible adj 可摧毀的;?destructi′bility n 可摧毀性