annihilate

/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/· verb

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annihilate
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Chinese meaning

彻chè底dǐ消xiāo灭miè;摧cuī毁huǐ

化huà为wéi乌wū有yǒu,彻chè底dǐ毁huǐ灭miè

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特tè朗lǎng普pǔ威wēi胁xié要yào彻chè底dǐ摧cuī毁huǐ伊yī朗lǎng

Example

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.

伊yī朗lǎng总zǒng统tǒng佩pèi泽zé希xī齐qí扬yáng在zài联lián合hé国guó大dà会huì上shàng发fā表biǎo讲jiǎng话huà,而ér就jiù在zài前qián一yī天tiān,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ总zǒng统tǒng刚gāng在zài同tóng一yī讲jiǎng台tái上shàng威wēi胁xié要yào「彻chè底dǐ消xiāo灭miè」伊yī朗lǎng。

Source: NPR · 23 Sep 2026

Background ✎

伊yī朗lǎng总zǒng统tǒng佩pèi泽zé希xī齐qí扬yáng在zài联lián合hé国guó大dà会huì上shàng发fā表biǎo了le一yī场cháng罕hǎn见jiàn的de战zhàn时shí演yǎn讲jiǎng。就jiù在zài前qián一yī天tiān,美měi国guó总zǒng统tǒng特tè朗lǎng普pǔ刚gāng在zài同tóng一yī个gè讲jiǎng台tái上shàng威wēi胁xié要yào彻chè底dǐ消xiāo灭miè伊yī朗lǎng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 annihilō,意为化为乌有

  • ad-(向)+ nihil(无)+ -ate(动词后缀)

Collocations

  • annihilate the enemy / threaten to annihilate / be annihilated

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