destroy
verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈstrɔɪ/ us/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
B1 毁坏，摧毁，毁灭
to damage something so badly that it cannot be used
Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war. 该城的大部分老城区都在战争中被炸毁了。
The accident seemed to have completely/totally destroyed his confidence. 这场事故似乎已彻底击垮了他的信心。
宰杀，灭杀，杀死（被病痛折磨或危险的动物）
to kill an animal because it is ill, in pain, or dangerous
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- These guns will destroy or disable any incoming missile.
- Many important historical documents were destroyed in the fire.
- In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.
- A bomb fell on the church and destroyed it.
- Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.