The invasive species can destroy entire ecosystems by outcompeting native plants for essential nutrients.
入侵物种通过竞争必需养分击败本地植物，从而可能毁坏整个生态系统。
- The fire destroyed roughly 13,200 houses and 87 churches over four days.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Sequoia trees, among the largest living organisms on Earth by volume, survive periodic wildfires thanks to bark that can grow over a foot thick, insulating the tree's living tissue from the intense heat that would destroy most other species.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Sea otters are considered a keystone species in kelp forest ecosystems because they prey on sea urchins, which would otherwise overgraze and destroy kelp forests if left unchecked.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “destroy”?
D — Ruin, put an end to. “destroy” means ruin, put an end to.
Which word means “ruin, put an end to”?
A — destroy. “destroy” means ruin, put an end to.
destroy — ruin, put an end to. In Chinese: 毁坏，破坏.
destroy is pronounced /dɪˈstrɔɪ/.
The invasive species can destroy entire ecosystems by outcompeting native plants for essential nutrients. (入侵物种通过竞争必需养分击败本地植物，从而可能毁坏整个生态系统。)
ruin, demolish, annihilate — all close in meaning to destroy (ruin, put an end to).
build, preserve — each the opposite of destroy (ruin, put an end to).
Yes. destroy is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(go down)+stroy(build).