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 destruction [di'strʌkʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 破坏, 毁灭

[医] 破坏


  1. It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans.
    这会引起污染,破坏我们的海洋和江河。
  2. The intentional, usually remote-controlled destruction of a space vehicle, rocket, or missile after launching, as for defective performance or reasons of safety.
    毁灭,摧毁因为方案不完善或为了安全的原因,经常通过遥控对已发射的宇宙飞船、火箭或导弹实施的有意的摧毁
  3. Scientific knowledge was perverted to help cause destruction and war.
    科学知识被滥用于破坏和战争。


destruction
[ noun ]
  1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

  2. <noun.act>
  3. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

  4. <noun.event>
  5. a final state

  6. <noun.state>
    he came to a bad end
    the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end


Destruction \De*struc"tion\, n. [L. destructio: cf. F.
destruction. See {Destroy}.]
1. The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to
naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying;
devastation.

The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of
the sword, and slaughter, and destruction. --Esth.
ix. 5.

'Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. --Shak.

Destruction of venerable establishment. --Hallam.

2. The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain,
or devastated.

This town came to destruction. --Chaucer.

Thou castedst them down into destruction. --Ps.
lxxiii. 18.

2. A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a
destroyer.

The destruction that wasteth at noonday. --Ps. xci.
6.

Syn: Demolition; subversion; overthrow; desolation;
extirpation; extinction; devastation; downfall;
extermination; havoc; ruin.

  1. Webb countered by pulling out a written answer Reagan had given two years ago to a federal grand jury saying that no destruction of documents had been authorized by the president.
  2. It was built against the odds in 1940 and saved from destruction 25 years ago.
  3. Gov. Richard Celeste, who toured the area for the second time Saturday, repeated how shocked he was at the destruction.
  4. But methyl chloroform, whose potency for ozone destruction is less than 15 percent that of CFCs, remains unregulated and is viewed by much of industry as a potential "bridge" chemical as companies stop using CFCs as cleaning solvents.
  5. They accurately predicted to the White House what Saddam Hussein's overall strategy would be toward the U.S. and its allies, including the launching of Scud missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia, and the destruction of Kuwaiti oil wells.
  6. In his letter, Sokol said fascism and communism had in common "destruction of all democratic rights" and "the method of terror and social demagoguery."
  7. The treaty also provides for destruction of ground-launched cruise missiles and their launchers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Ariz., said Ms. Franklin.
  8. Aoun said he had accepted a cease-fire mediated by Sfeir on Wednesday only to allow political efforts to "resolve the problem peacefully." "Otherwise, it will be total destruction.
  9. The systematic Iraqi destruction of Kuwait's oil industry gives an indication of the devastation wrought on the nation's economy and infrastructure by Iraqi forces.
  10. Last week, Mr. Saunders was charged with attempting to "pervert the course of justice" by ordering the destruction and falsification of documents related to Guinness's $3.8 billion takeover of Distillers Co. last year.
  11. U.S. missiles slated for destruction under the pact, which is all but certain to be ratified by the Senate, can reach Soviet targets in minutes and are among the most feared elements of the Western arsenal.
  12. The test-tube results make it logical to suspect that lipoprotein (a) may hamper clot destruction in humans, said John Albers of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
  13. Flood waters began to recede Sunday, and the government said it has received $236 million in aid to fight the destruction and disease caused by the worst floods in memory.
  14. Thornburgh announced the completion of a monthlong international drug-enforcement campaign that resulted in the seizure of 11 tons of cocaine, destruction of 244 tons of marijuana and 1,200 arrests.
  15. We must move as quickly as possible to stop the destruction." He said that "simple, common sense solutions" are available now for application every day.
  16. Guerrillas said the destruction followed a major desertion of Afghan army troops to anti-Marxist rebels.
  17. "It was just wanton destruction.
  18. In Washington, presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said, "The troops are having an obvious impact in controlling the looting and other lawlessness associated with the destruction.
  19. But ousting him has come at a terribly high price: loss of life, destruction of the homes of thousands of Panamanians, weakening of principles of diplomatic immunity, erosion of U.S. prestige in Latin America.
  20. But despite the promises, military authorities have not handed over to Zamora a lieutenant colonel accused of ordering the destruction of possibly key evidence.
  21. "I think it is most unwise for a president of the United States or a major candidate for the presidency to be drawn into a hypothetical discussion of when we would launch our nuclear forces and trigger the destruction of human civilization," he said.
  22. "The multiparty system spells the destruction of our nation," he said last year. "We believe we are one people, one flag, one identity.
  23. The aim is to develop this area with the minimum of environmental destruction.
  24. The SEC obtained court orders freezing U.S. brokerage accounts used to conduct the alleged illegal trading and preventing the destruction or alteration of documents.
  25. U.S. officials announced today the completion of a month-long international drug enforcement campaign that resulted in seizure of 11 tons of cocaine, destruction of 244 tons of marijuana and 1,200 arrests.
  26. Iraq and its leaders must be held liable for these crimes of abuse and destruction.
  27. Nevertheless, until its destruction in 1291 by a Mamluk sultan, the city enjoyed a rich history as Romans, Byzantine Christians, Muslims and medieval Crusaders remolded it in their own image.
  28. In a separate ruling, Jones found Boyce guilty of reckless driving, battery and destruction of property.
  29. The deterioration and destruction of national monuments will continue.
  30. In Paris on Thursday, Secretary of State George P. Shultz hinted that Reagan may be willing to work out a deal with Libya that would not require destruction of the plant.
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