| 释义 |
an·ni·hi·late /əˈnaɪəleɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 歼灭，消灭；彻底击溃；毁灭
The militiamen annihilated the intruders to the last man. 民兵把入侵者一个不剩地歼灭了。
The visiting team was annihilated. 客队被彻底击败。
A volcanic eruption annihilated the village. 火山喷发毁灭了那个村子。
2. 取消，废弃；使无效；视…为无关紧要
the right to freedom that cannot be annihilated 不容剥夺的自由权利
annihilate sb.'s ambition 使某人的野心化作泡影
3. 【物】使湮灭，使湮没
❷ vi.
【物】湮灭，湮没
An elementary particle and its antiparticle annihilate when they meet. 一个基本粒子与它的反粒子相遇即归湮灭。
[<LL annihiláre to bring to nothing < L nihil nothing]an·ni·hi·la·tivean·ni·hi·la·to·ry-lətərɪ a. |