demolishing

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. 徹底摧毀
A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. 一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨直掃這個(gè)島嶼，徹底摧毀了房屋，淹沒了街道。
2. V-T If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. 駁倒
Our intention was quite the opposite – to demolish rumours that have surrounded him since he took office. 我們的意圖恰恰相反–要粉碎自他就職以來就纏著他的謠言。