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30 Dec 2019
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What is the difference between destroy and impair and undermine ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between destroy and impair and undermine ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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To destroy is to completely demolish.
To impair is to hinder, but not totally destroy.
To undermine is to impair or destroy from within, often self destructive.
摧毁就是彻底摧毁。
减损是阻碍,但不是完全破坏。
破坏是从内部损害或破坏,通常是自毁的。
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