成王败寇:vanquish与vanish

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vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/

1

VERB (彻底)征服,击败,战胜

To vanquish someone means to defeat them completely in a battle or a competition.

A happy ending is only possible because the hero has first vanquished the dragons...

只有主人公先把那些恶龙制服,才有可能实现大团圆结局。

vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/

verb

[V]

1

(莫名其妙地)突然消失

to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain

The magician vanished in a puff of smoke.

魔术师在一股烟雾中突然不见了。

He vanished without trace .

他消失得无影无踪。

2

不复存在;消亡;绝迹

to stop existing

the vanishing woodlands of Europe

濒于绝迹的欧洲林地

All hopes of a peaceful settlement had now vanished.

和平解决的全部希望现已化为泡影。

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