complete destruction or obliteration
毁灭
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the threat of global annihilation .全球毁灭的危险。
total defeat
溃败
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a show of independence is its only hope of avoiding annihilation in next year's elections .要避免次年选举溃败唯一的希望在于展示独立性。
【物理】 湮灭,湮没。
"mid 16th cent.: from late Latin