"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 40
(2) document, copy, paper, note
Kolokacji: 4
(8) life, wildlife
Kolokacji: 2
(9) weapon, missile, warhead
Kolokacji: 3
(13) record, book, page, content
Kolokacji: 4
(16) reputation, stock, flower
Kolokacji: 3
(19) car, machine, machinery, train
Kolokacji: 4
(22) habitat, Yugoslavia, Carthage
Kolokacji: 3
(24) thousands, hundreds
Kolokacji: 2
(27) credibility, nature
Kolokacji: 2
(28) others, future
Kolokacji: 2
(29) work, mine, farm, shop
Kolokacji: 4
1. destroy one's work = niszczyć czyjś praca destroy one's work
2. destroy mines = zniszcz kopalnie destroy mines
  • During the first days of the battle, PGM-17 spotted and destroyed several Japanese mines with small arms fire.
  • The countries that sign the treaty have up to 10 years to destroy mines after the treaty becomes effective.
  • After the war the Australian military sent teams to train Afghans in finding and destroying mines.
  • The five 1,000-ton, 224-foot vessels are expected to dramatically improve the Navy's ability to seek out and destroy underwater or floating mines.
  • However in some circumstances many minehunters can also destroy less advanced magnetic moored mines in the traditional manner.
  • The overpressure from the explosion destroys most mines.
  • Periodically, the screening destroyers found and destroyed mines drifting nearby.
  • Division 36 also, on D-Day minus one, destroyed mines at the landing site with gunfire, being too shallow to sweep.
  • During the final month of the war, she destroyed mines and rescued four downed Anzio air crewmen.
  • She also destroyed mines in the Yellow Sea.
3. destroy farms = zniszcz gospodarstwa destroy farms
4. destroy shops = zniszcz sklepy destroy shops
(33) file, furniture
Kolokacji: 2
(34) morale, tumor, health, nerve
Kolokacji: 4
(35) bunker, fortification, art
Kolokacji: 3
(36) democracy, Communism
Kolokacji: 2
(38) economy, capitalism
Kolokacji: 2
(39) time, store, memory
Kolokacji: 3
(40) dream, freedom, happiness
Kolokacji: 3
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 • ...

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