demolish
UK [dɪ'mɒl.ɪʃ] US [-'mɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
DESTROY 毁坏
ADVANCED
■to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else （尤指为利用土地而）拆除，拆毁•A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.为了修建超级市场，很多房屋被拆除了。 ■to say or prove that an argument or theory is wrong 推翻（论点），颠覆（理论）•He completely demolished all her arguments.他彻底推翻了她的全部论点。
UK [dɪ'mɒl.ɪʃ] US [-'mɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
DEFEAT 击败
■to easily defeat someone 轻易击败，轻取•In a surprise result, Hibs demolished Rangers 5-0.希伯尼安队出人意料地以5比0的比分轻易击败流浪者队。
UK [dɪ'mɒl.ɪʃ] US [-'mɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
EAT 吃 humorous
■to quickly eat all the food you have been given 狼吞虎咽地吃；很快吃光•Joe demolished an enormous plateful of sausages and chips.祖狼吞虎咽地吃光了满满一大碟香肠和薯条。 |