destroy by burning or melting; incinerate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to destroy by burning, melting, or other means; to incinerate
Often implies an official or deliberate act of destruction to eliminate something, such as contraband, documents, or evidence.
Hǎi海
guān关
yī依
fǎ法
xiāo销
huǐ毁
le了
yī一
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
xiāng香
yān烟
。
Customs legally destroyed a batch of smuggled cigarettes.
Gōng公
sī司
dìng定
qī期
xiāo销
huǐ毁
guò过
qī期
wén文
jiàn件
yǐ以
fáng防
xiè泄
mì密
。
The company regularly destroys expired documents to prevent leaks.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
yǐ已
jiāng将
suǒ所
yǒu有
dú毒
pǐn品
zhèng证
jù据
jí集
zhōng中
xiāo销
huǐ毁
。
The police have gathered and destroyed all the drug evidence.
Zhè这
xiē些
guò过
qī期
yào药
pǐn品
xū需
yào要
bèi被
ān安
quán全
xiāo销
huǐ毁
。
These expired medicines need to be safely destroyed.