1、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。

2、circumstance

情況;情形;形勢

Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances.

最近的民意調查顯示，60%的人贊成在某些情況下可以墮胎。

The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.

在當時那種一觸即發的形勢下，采取那樣的策略太危險了。

（事件發生的）情形，詳情，原委

I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder.

我在調查瑪麗·迪安謀殺案的詳情。

Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.

在革命期間和其后的惡劣形勢下，那里有成百上千的人死去。

生活狀況;境況;(尤指)經濟狀況

help and support for the single mother, whatever her circumstances.

不論單身母親的經濟狀況如何均為其提供的幫助與扶持

I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances.

我怎么也沒有想到你生活這么優裕。