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the annihilation of sth
annihilation 通常作不可数名词，用 of 引出被彻底毁灭的对象。
The annihilation of the city left no survivors.
这座城市的毁灭使无人幸存。
歼灭；彻底毁灭；消灭
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
歼灭；彻底毁灭；消灭
total destruction; the act of annihilating something
The annihilation of the city left no survivors.
这座城市的毁灭使无人幸存。
毁灭或使之化为乌有或不存在的行为。
The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
摧毁事物存在的形式或部件组合,使其不再适用该名称的行为。
The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it.
被消灭的状态
The state of being annihilated.
粒子与其对应的反粒子结合产生能量的过程。
The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
The explosion caused the complete annihilation of the old building.
爆炸导致那座旧建筑被彻底毁灭。
The documentary warned about the annihilation of many animal species.
这部纪录片警告许多动物物种可能灭绝。
They fought to prevent the annihilation of their culture.
他们为阻止自己文化的消亡而奋斗。
annihilation 通常作不可数名词，用 of 引出被彻底毁灭的对象。
The annihilation of the city left no survivors.
这座城市的毁灭使无人幸存。
total、complete 等形容词常用来强调毁灭的彻底性。
The planet faces total annihilation.
这颗行星面临彻底毁灭。
Not this
The complete annihilate of the enemy army took three days.
Use this
The complete annihilation of the enemy army took three days.
annihilate 是动词，意为“歼灭、彻底消灭”；表达“歼灭、毁灭”的名词形式是 annihilation。这里需要名词作主语，所以应改为 annihilation。
Not this
The story tells of the annihilation to the whole city.
Use this
The story tells of the annihilation of the whole city.
annihilation 后接被毁灭的对象时用介词 of，表示“对……的毁灭”，例如 the annihilation of the city。介词 to 通常不用于这一搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
核毁灭
The treaty aims to reduce the risk of nuclear annihilation.
该条约旨在降低核毁灭的风险。
彻底毁灭
The villagers believed resistance would bring total annihilation.
村民们认为抵抗会招致彻底的毁灭。
相互毁灭
The warring tribes were headed toward mutual annihilation.
互相交战的部落正走向相互毁灭。
被彻底消灭的威胁
They lived under the constant threat of annihilation.
他们生活在随时可能被消灭的威胁之下。
面临毁灭
Many island nations face annihilation from rising seas.
许多岛国因海平面上升而面临毁灭。
使免于彻底毁灭
The rescue mission saved the last of the species from annihilation.
这次救援行动使这一物种的最后成员免于灭绝。
湮灭
This is the title of a 2018 science-fiction film, adapted from Jeff VanderMeer's novel. In the story, a team enters a mysterious region called the Shimmer, where all living things are altered and gradually merge, facing self-destruction.
这是2018年科幻电影《湮灭》的片名，改编自杰夫·范德米尔的同名小说。片中一支队伍进入名为“闪光”的神秘区域，那里的生物都被改变并逐渐融合，面临自我毁灭。
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把 anni 看成 any，annihilation 就是任何东西都被消灭，什么都不剩。
语域：m 常见场景：军事报道、粒子物理学讨论、政论或文学性表达 annihilation 在一般语境中多用于正式或书面表达，语气较强；在粒子物理等科技语境中则是中性术语，使用时应根据场合选择。
以下词均以 -ation 结尾，与 annihilation 的末尾 /eɪʃən/ 同音。注意：annihilate (/əˈnaɪəleɪt/) 和 nihilism (/ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/) 拼写相似，但发音和重音不同，不与 annihilation 押韵。
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