demolish

verb

1. 拆毁，拆除（建筑物）
   to pull or knock down a building
   1. The factory is due to be demolished next year.
      这个工厂定于明年拆除。
2. （意外）毁坏，破坏
   to destroy sth accidentally
   1. The car had skidded across the road and demolished part of the wall.
      汽车打滑冲过马路把部分墙撞塌了。
3. 推翻，驳倒（观点或理论）
   to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong
   1. A recent book has demolished this theory.
      最近出版的一本书推翻了这种理论。
4. 轻易而彻底地打败
   to defeat sb easily and completely
   1. They demolished New Zealand 22–6 in the final.
      他们在决赛中以22:6大败新西兰队。
5. 狼吞虎咽地吃；贪婪地吃
   to eat sth very quickly
   1. The children demolished their burgers and chips.
      孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃了汉堡包和炸土豆条。

1. VERB 摧毁，拆毁，拆除(建筑物等)
   To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
   1. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets...
      暴风雨径直席卷该岛，摧毁了建筑，淹没了街道。
   2. The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway.
      为修建高速公路，现正拆除这栋建筑。
2. VERB 驳倒，推翻(某人的观点或论点)
   If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable.
   1. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him...
      我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。
   2. The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke.
      关于日本对外界的关注不予理会的谬论，我认为，一下子就被驳倒了。
3. VERB 大败，打垮(对手)
   If a person or team demolishes their opponents, they defeat them by a great amount.
   1. Millwall demolished Notts County 6-0 on Saturday.
      周六米尔沃尔队以 6 比 0 大败诺茨郡队。

1. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets
   暴风雨径直席卷该岛，摧毁了建筑，淹没了街道。
2. The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway.
   为修建高速公路，现正拆除这栋建筑。
3. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him
   我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。
4. The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke.
   关于日本对外界的关注不予理会的谬论，我认为，一下子就被驳倒了。
5. Millwall demolished Notts County 6-0 on Saturday.
   周六米尔沃尔队以6比0大败诺茨郡队。
6. He was enraged by news of plans to demolish the pub
   看到计划拆除酒馆的新闻，他非常愤怒。
7. Experts advise the government to demolish the old houses in the downtown area to().
   专家建议政府拆除市区里的旧房子来（改善城市形象）。
8. Palestinians in East Jerusalem are protesting what they say are preparations by Israel to demolish scores of Arab homes.
   在东耶路撒冷的巴勒斯坦人说，以色列准备拆除几十处阿拉伯人的住宅，为此他们提出抗议。
9. Trouble may demolish a man's business but build up his character.
   患难也许会拆毁我们的事业，可是能建立我们的品性。
10. The new system has allowedChina to demolish two obsolete, coal-fired heating stations.
    新系统可帮助中国淘汰两个过时的火力热电厂。
11. Demolish enemy buildings, use weaponry aboard a helicopter, and snipe enemy targets in this intense military campaign!
    拆除敌人的建筑，使用一架直升机武器，狙击敌人的目标，这激烈的军事行动！
12. Demolition Permits – to demolish any building or structure.
    拆迁许可证-拆除任何建筑物或构筑物。
13. The grantee shall demolish and remove in time such technological equipment as required by the grant contract.
    出让合同中规定必须拆除的技术设备，受让人应按时拆除。
14. Can we get a name and address and phone number for whoever owns the property and is planning to demolish it?
    我们可以得到的名称和地址和电话号码，谁拥有的财产，并计划拆除呢？
15. Extracts of garlic onions and leeks for instance will demolish all kinds of cancer cells in a culture.
    例如大蒜、洋葱和韭菜的提取物，某种意义上说将粉碎各种类型的癌细胞。
16. Even if you see tornadoes only in movies, you know that they demolish building in second.
    即使你只是在电影中看到龙卷风，你知道它会在几秒之内破坏建筑。
17. I'll demolish the first who puts me out of temper!
    谁先惹我发脾气，我就斩掉谁。
18. They are going to demolish that old building and put up a new one.
    他门将拆除那幢旧的建筑物改建新的。
19. If you want to demolish that building then you should attach the caps to the dynamite.
    如果你想爆破那个建筑，就得先把雷管接到炸药上。
20. After many consultations with architects and builders, I decided to demolish the house.
    与建筑师和营造商经过多次磋商后，我决定拆毁这幢房子。
21. Chaile ( to demolish) Travel is at once a non-profit travel agency, a piece of artwork, and an art project.
    “拆了旅行社”是一个非营利性的旅行机构，是一件艺术作品和一个艺术项目。
22. They will demolish the queen's pier.
    他们要拆皇后码头。
23. They use these devices it's called a wrecker ball they use them to demolish buildings.
    它们用这个设备-，这个叫做清障球-，它们用这个来拆房。
24. Census building is aseismatic function, demolish a dangerous house, poor to aseismatic function building should maintain consolidate.
    普查房屋抗震性能，拆除危房，对抗震性能差的建筑要维修加固。
25. A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas.
    毁坏大面积的大炸弹。
26. They want to demolish his house, and naturally he objects!
    他们要拆除他的房子，很自然，他反对！
27. Mr knee and colleagues demolish the business arguments derived from these banalities.
    乔纳森尼和他的同事推翻了由这种陈词滥调炎生出来的商业论断。
28. When buying this plot, our company will demolish this old building and cart it off.
    当购买这一阴谋，我们公司将拆除旧建筑和购物车将它关闭。
29. But is may demolish under the special situation.
    但是在特殊情况下是可以拆除的。
30. In this paper, the controlled blasting technique is adopted to demolish reinforced concrete frame structure in complicated surroundings.
    作者采用控制爆破技术拆除复杂环境下钢筋混凝土框架结构物。

  destroy demolish【导航词义：破坏】

  destroy v. 破坏，摧毁

〔辨析〕常指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏某事物，使其不再存在、不能或很难再使用或修复。

  demolish v. 拆毁，拆除

〔辨析〕常指彻底摧毁或拆除建筑物。

verb

1. defeat soundly
   1. The home team demolished the visitors

   Synonym:    destroy

2. destroy completely
   1. the wrecking ball demolished the building
   2. demolish your enemies
   3. pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand

   Synonym:    pulverizepulverise

3. humiliate or depress completely
   1. She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
   2. The death of her son smashed her

   Synonym:    crushsmash