late 14c., "someone or something that destroys," agent noun from Old French destruire (see destroy). As a type of warship, 1893, originally torpedo-boat destroyer; the class name perhaps from the proper name given to one such ship in the U.S. Navy in 1882.
双语例句
1. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests.
该公司对热带雨林的破坏位居世界之首。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Sugar is the destroyer of healthy teeth.
糖可以危害健全的牙齿。
来自《权威词典》
3. A destroyer escorted our ship to London.
一艘驱逐舰护送我们的船到伦敦.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This merchant ship was convoyed by a destroyer.
