ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESTRUCTION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, total, utter, wholesale完全/全面/徹底/大規模的毀壞▸➤large-scale, mass, massive, widespread大範圍/大量/大規模/廣泛的破壞◇modern weapons of mass destruction大規模殺傷性現代武器➤rapid迅速毀壞➤imminent即將發生的毀壞➤final, ultimate最終毀滅▸➤systematic系統性的破壞▸➤wanton惡意破壞◇the wanton destruction of public property對公共財物的恣意破壞➤ecological, environmental, forest, habitat, ozone對生態/環境/森林/生境/臭氧層的破壞◇the environmental destruction caused by road building道路建設對環境造成的破壞➤property財產損失◇The earthquake caused loss of life and property destruction.地震造成了生命和財產損失。➤nuclear核毀滅◇the threat of nuclear destruction which haunts the post-war world戰後世界揮之不去的核毀滅威脅➤physical實體性破壞➤deliberate, intentional蓄意/故意破壞➤mutual相互毀滅◇a war of mutual destruction一場相互毀滅的戰爭VERB + DESTRUCTION➤bring (about), cause, lead to, result in, wreak (formal) 造成破壞;導致毀壞;使遭到破壞◇the destruction brought about by war戰爭造成的破壞◇He gasped as he saw how much destruction she had wrought with the hammer.看到她用錘子造成的破壞,他倒吸了一口氣。➤avoid, prevent, stop避免/防止/停止破壞◇Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.有些店主為了防止那些街頭惡棍大肆破壞他們的財產而早早關門。➤escape, survive免遭破壞◇Three of the paintings escaped destruction.有三幅畫幸好沒被毀掉。◇He had miraculously survived the destruction of the spacecraft.他奇跡般地在航天器爆炸中逃過一劫。➤see, watch, witness目睹/注視/見證破壞◇He witnessed the destruction of most of his work in a studio fire.他親眼目睹自己的大部份作品在工作室火災中被焚燬。➤seek尋找破壞◇those who seek the destruction of our way of life那些試圖破壞我們生活方式的人PHRASES➤leave a trail of destruction留下破壞的痕跡◇The tornado left a trail of destruction behind it.龍捲風所經之地留下了一片狼藉。➤the seeds of destruction禍根◇By doubling its prices, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.這個行業把價格抬高一倍,從而埋下了毀滅的禍根。➤test sth to destruction (BrE) 把⋯用壞◇Children will quickly test their toys to destruction.孩子們很快就會把玩具弄壞。