destroy, exterminate, extinguish2 P5 }* D/ J! I/ A* r2 q; i; c
这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。
+ R$ E- b2 l: L- a% Y( y, p destroy :使某人或某物无用或毁灭。% h9 B* |" {; ?$ J6 c
Destroy after reading.(阅毕销毁。)
; b1 i4 M+ [4 k( w exterminate : 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
6 x+ Z- P$ l/ x) G 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。)5 h" @; R4 v% j# _$ J% t. ?
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。" G. Z. ~" c8 y2 t, R7 {
His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.(他的发现使他同事的成就黯然失色。) |