1、destroy

毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.

没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。

毁掉…的生活;使垮掉

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.

如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。

杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）

Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。

2、define

阐明;规定;限定;使明确

We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.

我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

He was asked to define his concept of cool.

他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。

给…下定义;解释

When people are asked "What is intelligence?" they tend to reply: "I don't know how to define it, but I can certainly recognize it when I see it."

当被问及“智力是什么”的时候，人们往往会回答说：“我不知道该如何定义它，但我见到了肯定就能认得出。”

Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.

《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”。