| 单词 | annihilate |
| 释义 | annihilate —annihilative /euh nuy"euh lay'tiv, -euh leuh-/, annihilatory /euh nuy"euh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /euh nuy"euh layt'/, v.t., annihilated, annihilating. 1. to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city. 2. to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army. 3. to annul; make void: to annihilate a law. 4. to cancel the effect of; nullify. 5. to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team. [1350-1400; ME adnichilat(e) destroyed < LL annihilatus brought to nothing, annihilated (ptp. of annihilare) (L an- AN-2 + nihil nothing + -atus -ATE1)] Syn. 1. ravage, devastate, desolate. 1, 2. smash, obliterate, demolish. |
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