1、pronounce

发…的音；读

Have I pronounced your name correctly?

你的名字我念得对吗？

He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.

他像英格兰人那样将它读成Per-sha。

宣称；宣告；宣布；断言

A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.

一位专家已宣布他的身体完全恢复了。

I now pronounce you man and wife.

我现在宣布你们结为夫妻。

宣称；宣布

The authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.

当局斟酌权衡再三才宣布他们的决定。

'As for me,' he pronounced, 'I can recognize a good deal when I see one'.

“至于我，”他宣称，“买卖好坏我一看便知。”

2、destroy

毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.

没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。

毁掉…的生活;使垮掉

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.

如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。

杀死，消灭（生病或具危险性的动物）

Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。