destroy, exterminate, extinguish- d" h3 q, K/ w) I7 v$ B" T+ C9 @
这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。) H+ `! l0 W' T8 ?' h
destroy :使某人或某物无用或毁灭。6 n' o# M+ t% X% Z% e) P2 y
Destroy after reading.(阅毕销毁。). w, }' s0 p6 c2 U
exterminate : 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
/ d0 h2 l! N' W) G9 |# ?0 f7 i: \. _& P Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.(有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫。)1 I/ E8 ^& n' b9 b6 f
extinguish : 原义指灭火,转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。 A% S8 m% o9 Q' p/ F$ I
His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.(他的发现使他同事的成就黯然失色。) |