1、pronounce

發(fā)…的音；讀

Have I pronounced your name correctly?

你的名字我念得對嗎？

He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.

他像英格蘭人那樣將它讀成Per-sha。

宣稱；宣告；宣布；斷言

A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.

一位專家已宣布他的身體完全恢復(fù)了。

I now pronounce you man and wife.

我現(xiàn)在宣布你們結(jié)為夫妻。

宣稱；宣布

The authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.

當局斟酌權(quán)衡再三才宣布他們的決定。

'As for me,' he pronounced, 'I can recognize a good deal when I see one'.

“至于我，”他宣稱，“買賣好壞我一看便知。”

2、destroy

毀壞;破壞;毀滅;摧毀

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

那樣做肯定會破壞經(jīng)濟、制造混亂。

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

沒有人在爆炸中受傷，但大樓遭到了徹底毀壞。

毀掉…的生活;使垮掉

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

如果我再年輕一些，或是再單純一些，那些批評可能就會把我給毀了。

殺死，消滅（生病或具危險性的動物）

Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林賽沒有受傷，但那匹馬卻不得不被人道毀滅。