destroy one's health有害健康

cause/do damage to对......造成破坏

destroy one's career/hopes毁灭某人的事业/毁掉希望 eg：Without knowledge，we may be completely destroyed by the danger.

　　　没有知识，周围存在的危险就可能把我们完全毁灭。

(2)All hopes of a peaceful settlement his speech.

　　　和平解决的希望都被他的讲话给毁了。

(3)Failure was slowly .

　　　失败渐渐地把他毁了。

Key :(2)were destroyed by　(3)destroying him

3．bury v．、埋葬；掩藏；使陷入；把......插入(某物)

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bury sth. in...把某物埋在......

bury one's face in one's hands双手掩面

bury oneself in埋头于，专心于,

be buried in专心于 (1) After finishing my homework，I wandered into the dining room where you were buried under piles of law books. 做完作业后，我溜达进了餐厅。你正在那里忙着看你那一堆堆的法律书。

(2)She sat there， .

　　　她坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。

(3)Since she left，he his work.

　　　自从她走后，他全心扑在工作上。

　　　Key:(2)buried in thought　(3)has been buried in/has buried himself in

4. ruin n. [U]毁坏；毁灭，崩溃[C](pl.) 废墟，遗迹v. (使)破产，(使)堕落，毁灭

例句：In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.在可怕的15秒钟内，一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。

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in ruins 成为废墟；破败不堪

be the ruin of 成为......毁灭(堕落)的原因

come/fall to ruin 毁灭，灭亡；崩溃；破坏掉

bring sb. to ruin 使某人失败；使倾家荡产

bring ruin upon oneself 自取灭亡

ruin oneself 自取灭亡