annihilate
v 消灭(an使+nihil+ate→使[东西]不存在→消灭)
释义2:
annihilate
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◙ verb1. [with obj.] destroy utterly; obliterate • 毁灭;摧毁 »a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all. 一枚简单的这类炸弹就能将他们全部毁灭。 »a crusade to annihilate evil. 消灭邪恶的运动。 defeat utterly• 彻底击溃 »the stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss. 那支更强大的军队实际上丝毫未损就把对手打败了。 [Physics] convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy• [物理] 使(亚原子粒子)湮没,湮灭【派生】
♦ annihilator noun【语源】
1. late Middle English (originally as an adjective meaning 'destroyed, annulled'): from late Latin annihilatus 'reduced to nothing', from the verb annihilare, from ad- 'to' + nihil 'nothing'. The sense 'destroy utterly' dates from the mid 16th cent
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