在口語中destroy有時可作“把…累得精疲力竭”解,作此解時,謂語若以be destroyed形式出現,其後可接動名詞形式。
在口語裡destroy還可作“銷燬”解。
例句：
They can't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us.
除非他們將我們趕盡殺絕，否則真理不滅。
Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
青蛙吃破壞莊稼、傳播疾病的害蟲。
After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.
殺人後，他鎮定地點起火銷燬罪證。