demolition
英 [demə'lɪʃn]
美 [,dɛmə'lɪʃən; ,dimə'lɪʃən]
- n. 拆除（等於demolishment）；破壞；毀壞
助記提示
（記）moli 諧音"毛利"；聯想"毛利人的文明被殖民者所破壞。"
英文詞源
- demolition (n.)
- 1540s, from Old French demolition (14c.) "demolition; defeat, rout," from Latin demolitionem (nominative demolitio), noun of action from past participle stem of demoliri (see demolish). Mencken noted demolition engineer for "house-wrecker" by 1936. Demolition derby is recorded from 1956, American English, defined by OED as "a contest in which old cars are battered into one another, the last one running being declared the winner."
雙語例句
- 1. The High Court has granted permission for the demolition work to continue.
- 高等法院批準拆除工作繼續進行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
- 拆除這座大樓帶來的損失僅僅是一些玻璃被震碎了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The church has been threatened with demolition for years.
- 這座教堂多年來一直麵臨拆毀的威脅.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They underwent courses in radio communication, demolition, and sabotage.
- 他們接受了無線電通信 、 拆毀和破壞的課程.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
- 該項目要求將老橋完全拆毀。
來自辭典例句