"destroy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

destroy verbo

destroy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 214
destroy evidence • destroy documents • destroy property • destroy buildings • destroy cells • destroy part • destroy crops • ...
verbo + destroy
Kolokacji: 45
threaten to destroy • attempt to destroy • seek to destroy • try to destroy • intend to destroy • manage to destroy • want to destroy • ...
destroy + preposición
Kolokacji: 43
destroyed by • destroyed during • destroyed before • destroyed after • destroyed in • ...
destroy + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 86
completely destroyed • totally destroyed • largely destroyed • utterly destroyed • partially destroyed • eventually destroy • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(3) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(4) virtually, essentially
Kolokacji: 2
(5) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
(6) systematically, methodically
Kolokacji: 2
5. destroyed outright = zniszczony wprost destroyed outright
  • New reinforced armor prevented the warships from being destroyed outright.
  • Of the six staircases in the two buildings, five were destroyed outright by the impact of the planes.
  • In all, twenty-three Chinese ships and submarines were destroyed outright.
  • Combat results generally cause elements to recoil, flee or be destroyed outright.
  • If he ordered the Army of Humanity ships into the fray without shields, a huge number would be destroyed outright.
  • Five of the 1*1*1 vehicles are destroyed outright.
  • Most of one side had been outright destroyed.
  • One of Harrington's super dreadnoughts is destroyed outright, and many more are damaged beyond repair.
  • Habitat was destroyed outright during development, agricultural operations, road construction, and installation of utilities such as gas lines.
  • From a total of 18,000 homes nearly 10,000 suffered damage and 1,000 were destroyed outright.
(9) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) simply, literally, truly
Kolokacji: 3
(11) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
(12) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(13) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(15) repeatedly, periodically
Kolokacji: 2

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