demolish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·mol·ish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ $ dɪˈmɑː-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 DESTROYto completely destroy a building 拆毁，毁掉〔建筑物〕 The entire east wing of the building was demolished in the fire. 大楼的整个东翼都被大火烧毁了。► see thesaurus at destroy2 PROVEto prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong 推翻，驳倒〔某个观点〕 He demolished my argument in minutes. 他几分钟内就把我的论点驳倒了。3 to end or ruin something completely 彻底摧毁，彻底破坏 These ants can demolish large areas of forest. 这些蚂蚁会彻底毁掉大片大片的森林。4 to defeat someone very easily 轻易击败 Miami demolished Texas 46–3. 迈阿密队以46比3大败得克萨斯队。5 EAT especially British English informal to eat all of something very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃 He demolished a second helping of pie. 他狼吞虎咽地吃掉了第二份馅饼。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
demolish• Eventually, in 1997, the apartment block was demolished.• And there: the flat-Earth hypothesis is demolished.• In the end the matter was resolved amicably and Springtown was cleared of residents and demolished.• The half-hour show uses these to the fullest, setting up straw man after straw man for Daria to demolish.• I've seen Marian demolish a big box of chocolates in one sitting!• It would not be difficult to demolish a theory that was so obviously a load of rubbish.• These stones were removed when this monument was demolished and built in steps in the east wing of the villa.• There was a time when the response "that's a value judgement" would have demolished any argument in the educational field.• His house and studio were demolished more than a century ago.• The decision demolishes part of the city's civil rights legislation.• Miami demolished Texas 46-3.• The kids demolished the cake and then ran back outside to play.• When they demolished the church, a cave was discovered beneath it.• Several houses were demolished to make way for the new road.• However the planners never allowed it to open and the building is set to be demolished within the next few weeks.Origin demolish (1500-1600) Old French demolir, from Latin moliri “to build”de·mol·ish verbChineseSyllable
completely a Corpus to destroy building
demolish
de‧mol‧ish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ $ dɪˈmɑː-/
verb [transitive]
The entire east wing of the building was demolished in the fire.
2. to prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong:
He demolished my argument in minutes.
3. to end or ruin something completely:
These ants can demolish large areas of forest.
4. to defeat someone very easily:
Miami demolished Texas 46–3.
5. especially British English informal to eat all of something very quickly:
He demolished a second helping of pie.
—demolition /ˌdeməˈlɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ destroy to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired: The earthquake almost completely destroyed the city. | The twin towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack.
▪devastate to damage a large area very badly and destroy many things in it: Allied bombings in 1943 devastated the city. | The country’s economy has been devastated by years of fighting.
▪demolish to completely destroy a building, either deliberately or by accident: The original 15th century house was demolished in Victorian times. | The plane crashed into a suburb of Paris, demolishing several buildings.
▪flatten to destroy a building or town by knocking it down, bombing it etc, so that nothing is left standing: The town centre was flattened by a 500 lb bomb.
▪wreck to deliberately damage something very badly, especially a room or building: The toilets had been wrecked by vandals. | They just wrecked the place.
▪trash informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house etc: Apparently, he trashed his hotel room while on drugs.
▪obliterate formal to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains: The nuclear blast obliterated most of Hiroshima.
▪reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes to destroy a building or town completely: The town was reduced to rubble in the First World War.
▪ruin to spoil something completely, so that it cannot be used or enjoyed: Fungus may ruin the crop. | The new houses will ruin the view.
de‧mol‧ish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ $ dɪˈmɑː-/
verb [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: demolir, from Latin moliri 'to build'
1. to completely destroy a building:Language: Old French
Origin: demolir, from Latin moliri 'to build'
2. to prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong:
3. to end or ruin something completely:
4. to defeat someone very easily:
5. especially British English informal to eat all of something very quickly:
—demolition /ˌdeməˈlɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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