destruction

destruction
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
    摧毁,彻底毁坏
    the destruction of the rainforest.
    对雨林的破坏。
    the avalanche left a trail of destruction.
    雪崩留下了破坏的痕迹。
    ■the action or process of killing or being killed
    杀伤;被杀伤
    weapons of mass destruction.
    大规模杀伤性武器。
    ■the ruination or ending of a system or state of affairs
    (体制、事态的)终结;没落
    the destruction of a traditional way of life.
    传统生活方式的终结。
    ■[in sing.]a cause of someone's ruin
    (人)毁灭的根源,堕落的原因
    gambling was his destruction.
    赌博导致了他的毁灭。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Latin destructio(n-), from the verb destruere (see destroy)
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