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demolish
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
demolishes; demolished; demolishing
demolishes; demolished; demolishing
Learner's definition of DEMOLISH
[+ object]
1
a : to destroy (a building, bridge, etc.) : to forcefully tear down or take apart (a structure)拆除；拆毁；爆破
- The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.旧工厂被拆除了，以便给新停车场腾出地方。
- Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.成吨的炸药被用来爆破那栋建筑。
- The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.小镇希望修复旧戏院，而不是将其拆毁。
b : to damage (something) so that it cannot be repaired毁坏；摧毁 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- The car was demolished in the accident.那辆汽车在事故中报废了。
- His professional reputation was demolished [=ruined] by the scandal.他的职业声誉被丑闻毁之殆尽。
- The research demolished several myths about the disease.这项研究粉碎了有关这种疾病的某些荒诞传闻。
- Her study demolished a theory that had gone unquestioned for years.她的研究推翻了多年来一直未受置疑的一个理论。
2
informal : to eat all of (something) quickly（迅速地）吃光，吃掉
- We demolished [=devoured] the pie in only a few minutes.我们几分钟就把那个馅饼吃掉了。
3
informal : to defeat (a person or team) easily or completely（轻松或彻底地）打败，击败
- They demolished the other team 51-7.他们以51：7的比分轻松击败了对手。
demolish
verb
de·mol·ish di-ˈmä-lish 
demolished; demolishing; demolishes
demolisher noun
Example Sentences
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot. Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building. The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished. The car was demolished in the accident. They demolished the other team 51–7.
Recent Examples on the Web Milwaukee's former Northridge Mall remains unsecured and dangerous — even as its owner fights the city's efforts to demolish the massive building. 
Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 The plan is to demolish the one-story building and require any future buyer to extend Canterbury all the way across the McCartin property to connect with Woodycrest Drive. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 The Vestavia Hills City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Monday to vote on whether to approve the sale of the Days Inn hotel on Montgomery Highway to the city, with plans to demolish the building and sell the property to a developer. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 July 2022 Initially the museum had announced plans to demolish the former Salvation Army building and a neighboring apartment building, the Drake, and create surface parking lots in the near team. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2022 Milwaukee's plans to demolish the century-old Columbia Hospital building are still on hold after its historic designation won another city endorsement. Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022 After Ukraine repelled a Russian thrust toward Kyiv in spring, Moscow’s forces captured some territory in its neighbor’s east by using artillery and airstrikes to demolish cities and then seize them. James Marson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Even though huge sections of East Hartford’s rundown Silver Lane Plaza are vacant, the small businesses that remain want to head off the town’s plan to acquire and demolish the buildings. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 The 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac says that Aug. 22 is a particularly good day to demolish things. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 The plan is to demolish the one-story building and require any future buyer to extend Canterbury all the way across the McCartin property to connect with Woodycrest Drive. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 The Vestavia Hills City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Monday to vote on whether to approve the sale of the Days Inn hotel on Montgomery Highway to the city, with plans to demolish the building and sell the property to a developer. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 July 2022 Initially the museum had announced plans to demolish the former Salvation Army building and a neighboring apartment building, the Drake, and create surface parking lots in the near team. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2022 Milwaukee's plans to demolish the century-old Columbia Hospital building are still on hold after its historic designation won another city endorsement. Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022 After Ukraine repelled a Russian thrust toward Kyiv in spring, Moscow’s forces captured some territory in its neighbor’s east by using artillery and airstrikes to demolish cities and then seize them. James Marson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Even though huge sections of East Hartford’s rundown Silver Lane Plaza are vacant, the small businesses that remain want to head off the town’s plan to acquire and demolish the buildings. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 The 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac says that Aug. 22 is a particularly good day to demolish things. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French demolir, extended stem demoliss- (with final conformed to earlier English verbs with the same ending, as nourish, perish), borrowed from Latin dēmōlīrī, dēmōlīre "to throw off, pull down, raze," from dē- de- + mōlīrī "to labor to bring about, strive, build, construct." probably derivative of mōlēs "large mass, massive structure, effort, exertion" — more at mole entry 4
First Known Use
1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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