demolish 音標拼音: [dɪm'ɑlɪʃ]
vt . 毀壞,破壞,粉碎
毀壞,破壞,粉碎
demolish v 1 :
destroy completely ; "
the wrecking ball demolished the building "; "
demolish your enemies "; "
pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand " [
synonym : {
demolish },
{
pulverize }, {
pulverise }]
2 :
humiliate or depress completely ; "
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation "; "
The death of her son smashed her " [
synonym : {
crush }, {
smash }, {
demolish }]
3 :
defeat soundly ; "
The home team demolished the visitors " [
synonym :
{
demolish }, {
destroy }]
Demolish \
De *
mol "
ish \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Demolished };
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Demolishing }.] [
F .
d ['
e ]
molir ,
fr .
L .
demoliri ,
p .
p .
demolitus ;
de -
moliri to set a thing in motion ,
to work ,
construct ,
from moles a huge mass or structure .
See {
Mole }
a mound ,
and {
Finish }.]
To throw or pull down ;
to raze ;
to destroy the fabric of ;
to pull to pieces ;
to ruin ;
as ,
to demolish an edifice ,
or a wall .
[
1913 Webster ]
I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished ,
and laid even with the ground .
--
Tillotson .
Syn :
To {
Demolish }, {
Overturn }, {
Destroy }, {
Dismantle },
{
Raze }.
That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright ;
that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered ;
that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure ;
that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering ,
as a vessel of its sails ,
or a fortress of its bastions ,
etc .;
that is razed which is brought down smooth ,
and level to the ground .
An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay ;
a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies ;
a monument ,
the walls of a castle ,
a church ,
or any structure ,
real or imaginary ,
may be demolished ;
a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence ,
in order to render it defenseless ;
a city may be razed by way of punishment ,
and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance .
[
1913 Webster ]
100 Moby Thesaurus words for "
demolish ":
annihilate ,
answer ,
answer conclusively ,
argue down ,
atomize ,
break ,
break into pieces ,
break to pieces ,
break up ,
burst ,
cleave ,
confound ,
confute ,
contradict ,
controvert ,
crack ,
crash ,
crunch ,
crush ,
cut to pieces ,
decimate ,
defeat ,
deny ,
destroy ,
devastate ,
diffuse ,
dilapidate ,
disassemble ,
disintegrate ,
dismantle ,
dismiss ,
dismount ,
disperse ,
dispose of ,
disprove ,
disrupt ,
end ,
finish ,
fission ,
floor ,
fragment ,
grind ,
knock down ,
level ,
make mincemeat of ,
mince ,
nonplus ,
overthrow ,
overturn ,
overwhelm ,
parry ,
pick to pieces ,
pull down ,
pull in pieces ,
pull to pieces ,
pulverize ,
put to silence ,
quash ,
raze ,
rebut ,
reduce to rubble ,
reduce to silence ,
refute ,
rend ,
ruin ,
scatter ,
settle ,
shatter ,
shiver ,
shut up ,
silence ,
smash ,
smash all opposition ,
smash up ,
splinter ,
split ,
squash ,
squelch ,
squish ,
subvert ,
sunder ,
suppress ,
take apart ,
take down ,
tear apart ,
tear down ,
tear to pieces ,
tear to shreds ,
tear to tatters ,
terminate ,
topple ,
total ,
unbuild ,
undermine ,
undo ,
unmake ,
upset ,
wrack ,
wrack up ,
wreck
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