obliterate; annihilate; bury in oblivion
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to bury in oblivion; to obliterate; to annihilate
formalCommonly used for historical records, civilizations, or traces that are lost to time. Carries a formal or literary register.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
chén尘
āi埃
yān湮
miè灭
le了
nà那
gè个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
wén文
míng明
。
The dust of history obliterated that ancient civilization.
Shí时
jiān间
yān湮
miè灭
le了
yī一
qiè切
hén痕
jì迹
。
Time obliterated all traces.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
yān湮
miè灭
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
zhèng证
jù据
。
The great fire annihilated all evidence.
verb
(physics) to annihilate; annihilation (of matter and antimatter)
technicalSpecifically refers to the process where a particle and its antiparticle collide and disappear, converting into energy.
Dāng当
yī一
gè个
diàn电
zǐ子
yǔ与
zhèng正
diàn电
zǐ子
xiāng相
yù遇
shí时
，
tā它
men们
huì会
fā发
shēng生
yān湮
miè灭
。
When an electron meets a positron, they annihilate each other.
Yān湮
miè灭
guò过
chéng程
huì会
shì释
fàng放
chū出
jù巨
dà大
de的
néng能
liàng量
。
The annihilation process releases enormous energy.