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- pronunciation:
- dih
stroI
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
destroys, destroying, destroyed |
| definition: |
If you destroy something, you damage it so much that it cannot be fixed. Fires can destroy buildings and forests. Earthquakes can destroy highways and bridges.
摧毁
A fire destroyed the farmer's barn.I destroyed my cookies when I forgot about them in the oven.A hurricane destroyed all the buildings by the beach.- synonyms:
- break, ruin, smash, wreck
- similar words:
- damage, level, shatter, spoil
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| related words: |
blow up, dash, eliminate, overwhelm, wash |
The word destroy
contains the following part:
struct
Latin
root
that means build
  Example words:
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