demolish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/ CET6+ TEM4 ( demolishing, demolished, demolishes )

• 1. 

  V-T To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. 彻底摧毁

  例：

  A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets.

  一场暴风雨直扫这个岛屿，彻底摧毁了房屋，淹没了街道。

• 2. 

  V-T If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. 驳倒

  例：

  Our intention was quite the opposite – to demolish rumours that have surrounded him since he took office.

  我们的意图恰恰相反–要粉碎自他就职以来就缠着他的谣言。