摧cuī (折断；破坏) break;destroy: 坚不可 ～ be so strongly built as to be unbreakable；
无坚不 ～ nothing is indestructible;capable of destroying any stronghold
◆摧残 wreck;destroy;damage;devastate;humiliate；
摧毁 destroy;knock out;smash;wreck；
摧枯拉朽 break a dead branch from a tree — all-powerful;crumple sth. like sweeping up dead leaves;(as easy as) crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood;easily overcome;push off a rotten stump;make a clean sweep;need no great strength to;smash ... easily like breaking dry branches;sweep away all obstacles in the way;tear away a withered stump；
摧折 break;snap;（挫折） frustrate;subdue;setback;reverse |