名詞 destruction:

1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
   同義詞：devastation
2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
   同義詞：demolition, wipeout
3. a final state
   同義詞：end, death

1. We all mourn the destruction of a well-loved building.
   我們都為毀掉心愛的建筑物而痛惜。
2. The destruction of these big forests could have serious ecological consequences.
   這些大森林的毀壞會帶來生態(tài)上的嚴(yán)重后果。
3. Not to protest is to connive at the destruction of the environment.
   對於破壞環(huán)境的行為不加反對就等於縱容。
4. Scientific knowledge was perverted to help cause destruction and war.
   科學(xué)知識被濫用于破壞和戰(zhàn)爭。
5. The intentional, usually remote-controlled destruction of a space vehicle, rocket, or missile after launching, as for defective performance or reasons of safety.
   毀滅，摧毀因為方案不完善或為了安全的原因，經(jīng)常通過遙控對已發(fā)射的宇宙飛船、火箭或?qū)棇嵤┑挠幸獾拇輾?/div>
6. It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans.
   這會引起污染，破壞我們的海洋和江河。

de.struc.tion

n.（名詞）

The act of destroying.
毀滅：毀滅，破壞著的行為
The condition of having been destroyed.
被摧毀，被破壞的情形
The cause or means of destroying:
破壞的原因或手段：
例句：
weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.
可以被證明能對人類進行毀滅性打擊的武器

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin dôstructiô dôstructiôn-
源自 拉丁語 dôstructiô dôstructiôn-
from dôstructus [past participle of] dôstruere [to destroy] * see destroy
源自 dôstructus [] dôstruere的過去分詞 [毀滅，破壞] *參見 destroy