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pulverize

美音:[´pʌlvə´raız ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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v.研磨成粉

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pulverize为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:pulverized 过去分词:pulverized 现在分词:pulverizing 第三人称单数:pulverizes 名词:pulverization 形容词:pulverizable

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-ize 表“使成~状态”、“使~化”等意思,变化型 -ise

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crumble  crush  granulate  grate  grind  mash  powder  smash    

pulverize


/'pʌlvəraɪz; `pʌlvə,raɪz/
v
1 (fml 文)
(a) [Tn] grind or smash (sth) to powder or dust 将(某物)磨成粉或捣成末; 粉碎, 摧毁(某物)
*a machine that pulverizes nuts, coffee beans, etc 研磨果仁、咖啡豆等的机器.
(b) [I] become powder or dust 成为粉状; 成末.
2 [Tn] (infml or joc 口或谑) destroy or defeat (sb/sth) completely 彻底粉碎或摧毁(某人[某事物])
*He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory. 他能言善辩把对方驳得体无完肤.

pulverize


v [T usually passive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: pulvériser, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulvis 'dust, powder']
to crush something into a powder
 The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.
informal to completely defeat someone
 Stewart completely pulverized the opposition.
>pulverizedadj
 pulverized coal
>pulverization [,pʌlvəraɪ'zeɪʃən (US) -rə-/