在口语中destroy有时可作“把…累得精疲力竭”解,作此解时,谓语若以be destroyed形式出现,其后可接动名词形式。
在口语里destroy还可作“销毁”解。
例句：
They can't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us.
除非他们将我们赶尽杀绝，否则真理不灭。
Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
青蛙吃破坏庄稼、传播疾病的害虫。
After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.
杀人后，他镇定地点起火销毁罪证。