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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.destroy/wreck/ruin (a building, etc.)
开发旅游风景区，不应该破坏天然景色。
The development of tourist attractions should not destroy the natural scenery.
破坏公物要照价赔偿。
Damages to public property shall be compensated according to the price.
空袭破坏了许多房子。
The air strikes wrecked many private houses.
- 2
v.disrupt; do damage to; harm; sabotage; undermine
不要破坏整个计划！
Don't ruin the whole plan!
洪水对庄稼造成了严重的破坏。
The flood caused serious damage to the crops.
这会破坏双方的信任。
This will erode confidence of both sides.
antonym
- 3
v.violate (an agreement, a regulation, etc.); break
有些学生总是破坏规矩。
Some students always break the rules.
请不要破坏劳动纪律！
Don't breach work discipline!
飙车族破坏了社会秩序！
Motorcyclists disrupted the social order!
- 4
v.destroy the composition of a substance; decompose
它因受热而被破坏！
It was destroyed by heat!
细胞内部结构被破坏了。
The internal structure of the cell is destroyed.
维生素C因受热而被破坏。
Vitamin C is destroyed by heat.
synonym
- 5
v.change (a social system, custom, etc.) completely or violently; bring down
破坏旧秩序，建设新秩序
destroy the old order and build a new order
Word usage
- Note"破坏" is different from "毁坏". The objects of "破坏" can be concrete things or abstract things; the objects of "毁坏" are generally concrete things.