歼灭

jiān miè

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1 item

to defeat; to smash; to rout

‘击溃’指打败使溃散，不一定彻底消灭；‘歼灭’强调完全消灭。

2 items

to put an end to

二者都有除掉的意思，但‘歼灭’多用于军事，指彻底消灭敌人。

to eliminate (by armed force)

指用武力彻底消灭，常与‘歼灭’互换，但‘剿灭’更强调围剿。

常与‘敌人’、‘敌军’、‘匪徒’等搭配，如‘歼灭敌人’；较少用于抽象事物。

to extinguish or put out

to annihilate