Demolish



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 破坏; 拆除
• ［英］ v. 破坏 ( to destroy; ruin; bring to naught) 拆除 ( to pull down)
• ［记］ demol ( 破坏) +ish -> 摧毁, 比较demon ( 魔鬼)
• ［例］ They're going to demolish that old building and put up a new one.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- + moliri to construct, from moles mass — more at mole
• Date: 1570
• 1.
  • a. tear down, raze
  • b. to break to pieces ; smash
• 2.
  • a. to do away with ; destroy
  • b. to strip of any pretense of merit or credence
• ? demolisher noun
• ? demolishment noun

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