| 单词 | annihilation |
| 释义 | annihilation (once / 2132 pages) n Annihilation is the total destruction of something. In World War II, our nuclear bombs resulted in the annihilation of Hiroshima. If you spill milk on your textbooks, it won’t result in annihilation — this word is much more serious. After an annihilation, there's nothing left but total, horrific destruction, like a wild fire completely wiping out a forest or a tsunami sweeping away a seaside town. This word has an end-of-the-world feel to it: many religions have stories of annihilation of some sort, resulting in the end of everything. WORD FAMILYannihilation: annihilations, self-annihilation+/annihilate: annihilated, annihilates, annihilating, annihilation, annihilative, annihilator/annihilating: annihilatingly/annihilator: annihilators USAGE EXAMPLESThe death of T1 was but one tile in this vast mosaic of annihilation. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) A last dissident group is currently under siege from Somali forces in the far north of Somalia, in semi-autonomous Puntland, and facing annihilation. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) “What’s the difference if we win 90 or 91 or 92? Who cares?” he said after a 43-point annihilation of Nebraska last week. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n destruction by annihilating something Syn|Hypo|Hyper obliteration atomisation, atomization annihilation by reducing something to atoms pulverisation, pulverizationannihilation by pulverizing something vaporisation, vaporizationannihilation by vaporizing something destruction, devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2n total destruction bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll Syn|Hypo|Hyper disintegration extermination, extinction complete annihilation demolition, destruction, wipeout an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
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