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TOEFL BNC: 3111 COCA: 2685

destruction

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de·struc·tion /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountableU]  
DESTROYthe act or process of destroying something or of being destroyed 破坏,摧毁,毁坏,消灭 destroy
destruction of
 the destruction of the rainforest
对雨林的破坏
 weapons of mass destruction
大规模杀伤性武器
 the environmental destruction caused by the road building programme
筑路工程造成的环境破坏
 The floods brought death and destruction to the area.
洪水给该地区带来了死亡和破坏。
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + destruction
total/complete destruction
In a populated area, a wave that high would cause total destruction.
wholesale destruction formal (=total)
It was an act of war, the wholesale destruction of a city.
wanton destruction (=done deliberately and without caring about it)
People were shocked by the wanton destruction that occurred during the riots.
environmental destruction
The islands are already threatened by environmental destruction.
forest/rainforest destruction
a Brazilian report on rainforest destruction
habitat destruction (=of the natural homes of plants and animals)
Habitat destruction has reduced elephant herds in central Africa.
widespread destruction
The rains caused widespread destruction to crops.
great/massive destruction
Much of the city was rebuilt after the massive destruction of World War II.
ozone destruction
Ozone destruction is most severe over the Antarctic due to climatic and atmospheric extremes.
verbs
cause/lead to/bring about destruction
It's clear that the bomb was intended to cause death and destruction.
wreak destruction formal (=cause destruction)
The destruction wrought by the hurricane left thousands of people homeless.
phrases
weapons of mass destruction (=weapons intended to cause a lot of death and destruction)
The country is believed to have the potential to develop weapons of mass destruction.
a trail of destruction (=a long line of things that have been destroyed)
The accident, involving five vehicles, caused a trail of destruction on the motorway.
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Origin destruction
(1200-1300) Latin destructus, past participle of destruere; → DESTROY
de·struc·tion nounn COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 3111 COCA: 2685
destruction

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESTRUCTION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, total, utter, wholesale完全/全面/徹底/大規模的毀壞large-scale, mass, massive, widespread大範圍/大量/大規模/廣泛的破壞modern weapons of mass destruction大規模殺傷性現代武器rapid迅速毀壞imminent即將發生的毀壞final, ultimate最終毀滅systematic系統性的破壞wanton惡意破壞the wanton destruction of public property對公共財物的恣意破壞ecological, environmental, forest, habitat, ozone對生態/環境/森林/生境/臭氧層的破壞the environmental destruction caused by road building道路建設對環境造成的破壞property財產損失The earthquake caused loss of life and property destruction.地震造成了生命和財產損失。nuclear核毀滅the threat of nuclear destruction which haunts the post-war world戰後世界揮之不去的核毀滅威脅physical實體性破壞deliberate, intentional蓄意/故意破壞mutual相互毀滅a war of mutual destruction一場相互毀滅的戰爭VERB + DESTRUCTIONbring (about), cause, lead to, result in, wreak (formal) 造成破壞;導致毀壞;使遭到破壞the destruction brought about by war戰爭造成的破壞He gasped as he saw how much destruction she had wrought with the hammer.看到她用錘子造成的破壞,他倒吸了一口氣。avoid, prevent, stop避免/防止/停止破壞Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.有些店主為了防止那些街頭惡棍大肆破壞他們的財產而早早關門。escape, survive免遭破壞Three of the paintings escaped destruction.有三幅畫幸好沒被毀掉。He had miraculously survived the destruction of the spacecraft.他奇跡般地在航天器爆炸中逃過一劫。see, watch, witness目睹/注視/見證破壞He witnessed the destruction of most of his work in a studio fire.他親眼目睹自己的大部份作品在工作室火災中被焚燬。seek尋找破壞those who seek the destruction of our way of life那些試圖破壞我們生活方式的人PHRASESleave a trail of destruction留下破壞的痕跡The tornado left a trail of destruction behind it.龍捲風所經之地留下了一片狼藉。the seeds of destruction禍根By doubling its prices, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.這個行業把價格抬高一倍,從而埋下了毀滅的禍根。test sth to destruction (BrE) 把⋯用壞Children will quickly test their toys to destruction.孩子們很快就會把玩具弄壞。
TOEFL BNC: 3111 COCA: 2685
TOEFL BNC: 3111 COCA: 2685
destruction
Destruction and damage: damage, destruction, harm...

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