📖 Определения и значения для слова destroy
📒 to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc.
- The building was completely destroyed by fire.
- The earthquake damaged or destroyed countless homes.
- Some of the habitat has already been totally destroyed.
📒 to take all the value and pleasure from somebody's life; to ruin (= completely damage) somebody's life or reputation
- Failure was slowly destroying him.
- She threatened to destroy my reputation.
- He wanted revenge on the man who had destroyed his life.
📒 to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted
- The injured horse had to be destroyed.