vt.摧毁,拆毁(建筑物等),毁坏,破坏,推翻,驳倒(论点、理论等)
They'll demolish this house over my dead body.
我死也不让他们拆这所房子.
He was enraged by news of plans to demolish the pub.
看到计划拆除酒馆的新闻,他非常愤怒。
Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him.
我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。