destroy

UK
/dɪsˈtrɔɪ/
US
/dɪˈstroɪ/
destroyverb
destroyed
Präteritum
destroyed
Partizip Perfekt
destroying
Gerundium
UK
/dɪsˈtrɔɪ/
US
/dɪˈstroɪ/
Übersetzungen
The hurricane can destroy entire towns.
Ураган может уничтожать целые города.
The bomb has the power to destroy buildings.
Бомба имеет силу разрушать здания.
Pollution can destroy the environment.
Загрязнение может губить окружающую среду.
Definitionen
To cause (something) to cease to exist; to ruin completely.
The hurricane destroyed the small coastal town.
To defeat someone utterly in a competition or contest.
The home team destroyed their rivals in the championship game.
To neutralize or make ineffective.
The new evidence destroyed the credibility of the witness.
To put (an animal) to death, especially to prevent further suffering or as a safety measure.
After the serious injury, the vet decided to destroy the horse humanely.