annex and destroy; swallow up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to annex and destroy; to swallow up and annihilate
Often used in historical, military, or literary contexts to describe the complete destruction or absorption of a state, group, or entity.
Dà大
guó国
tūn吞
miè灭
le了
zhōu周
biān边
de的
xiǎo小
guó国
。
The great power annexed and destroyed the surrounding small states.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
jī几
hū乎
tūn吞
miè灭
le了
zhěng整
gè个
mín民
zú族
。
This war almost annihilated the entire nation.
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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
tūn吞
miè灭
le了
yán沿
tú途
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The flood swallowed up the villages along the way.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jué绝
wàng望
de的
qíng情
xù绪
zhèng正
zài在
màn慢
màn慢
tūn吞
miè灭
tā他
de的
lǐ理
zhì智
。
This feeling of despair is slowly consuming his sanity.