pulverise/pulverize 粉碎；将…磨成粉；彻底击败(或战胜)；摧毁

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pul·ver·ize
\ˈpəlvəˌrīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Middle French pulveriser, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust, powder + -izare -ize — more at pollen
transitive verb
1. : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles (as in fine powder or dust) : atomize
< pulverize the soil with steel implements — Russell Lord >
< mower … pulverizes grass clippings — Star Weekly >
2. : to destroy by or as if by smashing into fragments : disintegrate, annihilate, demolish, vanquish
< buildings pulverized by a tornado >
< a bomb that could pulverize a city >
< if in the east Socialism has been pulverized by the totalitarian state — Times Literary Supplement >
< started as a slashing journalistic critic … joyfully pulverizing every kind of conventional nonsense — Edgar Johnson >
intransitive verb
: to become pulverized

pulverize
pul·ver·ize (BrE also -ise) / ˈpʌlvəraiz /
verb
[VN]
1. (formal)  to crush sth into a fine powder
   粉碎；将…磨成粉
2. (informal, especially BrE) to defeat or destroy sb / sth completely
   彻底击败(或战胜)；摧毁
SYN   crush :
   We pulverized the opposition.
   我们彻底击败了反对派。

pul·ver·ize
( also Brit   pul·ver·ise) /ˈpʌlvəˌraız/ verb , -iz·es, -ized, -iz·ing [  + obj  ]
  1 technical : to crush, beat, or grind (something) into powder or dust
   The mower pulverizes grass clippings.
   Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.
  2 informal : to destroy or defeat (someone or something) completely
   They pulverized the opposition.

pul∙ver∙ize / ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz ; ˈpʌlvəraɪz /
◙verb [T usually passive] also -ise [BrE]
1. to crush something into a powder
• 把…磨成粉:
»The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.
  这些籽可以完整使用，或者磨成粉末。
2. [informal] to completely defeat someone
• 彻底打败:
»Stewart completely pulverized the opposition.
  斯图尔特彻底击败了对手。
♦pulverized adj:
»pulverized coal
煤粉
♦pulverization / ˌpʌlvərəˈzeʃən ; ˌpʌlvəraɪˈzeɪʃən / noun [U]


西班牙语解释
pulverizar, aciberar, hacer polvo, moler, molturar, reducir a polvo


词源：
pulver-, pulv-, pulvi- +   
    (Latin: dust)                                                                                                                                                                                                   
pulver
To make into powder or dust; to pulverize.
pulverable, pulverizable (adjective) (not comparable)   
Referring to something that can be crushed or ground into a powder or dust: The pepper grinds are pulverable or pulverizable, when put into the mortar and pounded and smashed by the pistol!
pulveraceous
Having a finely powdered surface.
pulverate
To beat or to reduce something into powder or dust; to pulverize.
pulverization
The rendering of a substance into a powder form.
One example is coal which has been pulverized or crushed into a fine dust in a grinding mill, and then blown into the combustion zone of a furnace where it burns rapidly and efficiently.
The technique of breaking coal down into a fine powder for burning provides advantages; such as, a higher combustion temperature, improved thermal efficiency, and a lower air requirement for combustion.
pulverize (verb), pulverizes; pulverized; pulverizing
1. To crush or grind something into a powder or dust: Jane use the mortar and pistol to pulverize the different spices into fine particles or grains.
3. To demolish something completely: The terrible storm pulverized and destroyed the Edgar's farm.
4. To subject an opponent to a crushing defeat: Ivan's basketball team pulverized Adam's visiting team.
pulverizer
A device used to break down material to dust or powder; as, by pounding or grinding.
pulverous
Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.
pulverulence
The state of being pulverulent; that is, abundance of dust or powder; dustiness.
pulverulent (adjective)   
In a state of powder; powdery; dustlike.
pulvil
A sweet-scented powder; pulvillio.
pulviplume
Powder-down feather.
Pulvis et umbra (sumus).
We are but dust and shadow.
pulvis, pulv.
Powder.
A medical term used in prescriptions.

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