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

单词	annihilate
释义	an·ni·hi·late I. \-lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English adnichilat, from Late Latin annihilatus archaic : annihilated II. \-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare, from Latin ad- + nihil nothing — more at nil 1. a. : to cause to be of no effect : nullify, abrogate < a right to freedom that cannot be annihilated > b. : to destroy the substance or force of : totally weaken < fear annihilates wit — Harvey Breit > 2. : to look upon as nothing : regard as of no consequence : make light of < laughing at the past and annihilating its endeavors > 3. a. : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains : reduce to nothing : cause to cease to exist : destroy totally : blot out entirely < matter cannot be annihilated > < are we to suppose that I can annihilate so substantial an object simply by shutting my eyes — C.H.Whitely > b. : to strip of power and influence : check the activity of : neutralize the operations of < annihilating the government's functions > c. : to destroy the interest and relevance of < towering scenic backgrounds that annihilated the tiny figure on the stage > < a low building rightly placed will pull together surrounding high buildings instead of being annihilated by them — John Dewey > 4. a. : to destroy a considerable part of : decimate < the army was annihilated > < little remained of the annihilated city > b. : to vanquish completely : crush, rout < the visiting football team was annihilated > Synonyms: see abolish III. verb *transitive verb* : to cause (as a particle and its antiparticle) to vanish or cease to exist by coming together and changing into other forms of energy (as photons) < matter and antimatter annihilate each other > *intransitive verb* : to undergo annihilation < an elementary particle and its antiparticle annihilate when they meet >
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