滅亡
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Meanings
downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
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That empire collapsed after a long war.
If environmental destruction continues, many species of living organisms are at risk of perishing.
This novel depicts the downfall of an ancient civilization on a grand scale.
Historians concluded that internal corruption was the true cause of the dynasty's downfall.
If the once-flourishing Roman Empire had not fallen, what would the modern world have become?
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