灭 [miè]

• 动词
  • （熄灭） (of a light or fire) go out:

    The fire has gone out.

    火灭了。

    With a flash, the kerosene lamp went out.

    煤油灯闪了闪就灭了。

  • （使熄灭） extinguish; put out; turn off:

    turn off the light; blow out the lamp;

    灭灯

    extinguish a fire

    扑灭

  • （淹没） submerge; inundate; drown:

    be drowned

    灭顶

  • （消灭; 灭亡） destroy; perish:

    perish of itself;run its course;

    自灭

    be destroyed

    破灭

  • （使不存在; 使消灭） wipe out; blot out; exterminate:

    exterminate an entire race;

    灭种

    kill flies;

    灭蝇