亚洲网紅露点

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destruction

[ dih-struhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of destroying:

    wanton destruction of a town.

  2. the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.
  3. a cause or means of destroying.


destruction

/ 诲瑟藞蝉迟谤蕦办蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition
  2. a cause of ruin or means of destroying
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍顎卍别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卍别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of destruction1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈艒苍- (stem of 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈艒 ), equivalent to 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟(耻蝉) (past participle of 诲脓蝉迟谤耻别谤别; destroy ) + -颈艒苍- -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of destruction1

C14: from Latin 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈艒 a pulling down; see destroy
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Synonym Study

See ruin.
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Example Sentences

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Scientific organizations also initiated studies within Vietnam during the war, finding widespread destruction of mangroves, economic losses of rubber and timber plantations, and harm to lakes and waterways.

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In the absence of a cause, some homeowners have sued, arguing that power lines fueled the destruction.

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The destruction was severe but, after five minutes, footage showed them leaving the same way they had come in.

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She was convicted of multiple offences, including the destruction of property, membership of a criminal organisation, and involvement in an attempted coup.

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The suspects also directed the purchase and destruction of two statues the victim had created depicting Xi and Xi鈥檚 wife, according to prosecutors.

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