“被毁灭”常见的英文表达是 be destroyed ,其中“destroy”意为“摧毁;毁灭;破坏” ,“be destroyed”是其被动语态形式,表示“被摧毁;被毁灭”。
例句:The ancient city was destroyed by the earthquake.(这座古城被地震毁灭了。)
此外,根据具体语境,“be annihilated”“be wiped out” 等表达也有类似“被毁灭”的含义:
be annihilated:侧重于“彻底消灭;歼灭;使不复存在” ,程度较深。
例句:The enemy troops were almost completely annihilated.(敌军几乎被完全毁灭了。)
be wiped out:有“被彻底消灭;被彻底摧毁;不复存在”的意思。
例句:Many species have been wiped out due to environmental pollution.(由于环境污染,许多物种已被毁灭。)