动词辨析 damage, destroy, ruin, spoil
1. damage 表示“损害”、“损坏”，通常是指部分性的损坏，往往暗示损坏后价值、效率、功能等会降低，有时用于比喻用法中。如：
The bridge was badly damaged by the flood. 桥被洪水损坏得很严重。
Smoking will damage your health. 抽烟会损害你的健康。
2. destroy 表示“毁坏”, 通常指彻底的毁掉或毁灭, 往往暗示无法或很难修复，有时用于比喻用法中。如：
The fire destroyed the building. 大火毁了大楼。
All my hopes were destroyed by his letter of refusal. 他回信拒绝，使我的希望完全破灭。
