destroy, exterminate, extinguish
. w9 M8 W( j% \# M: S- L) b) N 这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。
0 w8 Q4 e) M, i9 B+ y6 w7 V destroy :使某人或某物无用或毁灭。2 z6 |+ w) e- |. M: ]: H: E4 ~
Destroy after reading.(阅毕销毁。)" p6 G" G2 v* V T0 i5 K, |/ f
exterminate : 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
9 ^( a' Y8 s6 R) q, Y8 j 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。)( N8 r+ [. h- C7 P1 x& c2 w- U
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。2 |0 N7 ^0 W4 [, m
His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.(他的发现使他同事的成就黯然失色。) |