vt.

1. 使成粉末；研磨；把（液體）噴成霧
2. 【口】把……徹底摧毀；粉碎
   The hurricane pulverized the houses on the beach.

   颶風摧毀了海灘上的房屋。

v.

1. reduce to fine particles.
2. informal defeat utterly.