英语词汇“annihilate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

annihilateannihilate /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYannihilate

Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing

VERB TABLE

annihilate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	annihilate
	he, she, it	annihilates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	annihilated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have annihilated
	he, she, it	has annihilated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had annihilated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will annihilate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have annihilated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am annihilating
	he, she, it	is annihilating
	you, we, they	are annihilating
Past	I, he, she, it	was annihilating
	you, we, they	were annihilating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been annihilating
	he, she, it	has been annihilating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been annihilating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be annihilating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been annihilating

1to destroy something or someone completely: Just one of these bombs could annihilate a city the size of New York.2to defeat someone easily and completely in a game, competition, or election [Origin: 1500–1600 Late Latin, past participle of annihilare to reduce to nothing]—annihilation /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]