Whole villages were obliterated by fire.是什么意思？

Whole villages were obliterated by fire.

整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。

whole

adj. 全部的，所有的，完整的；n. 整体，整个，全部；

例句
The whole system should be abolished.
整个制度应该被废除。

villages

n. 村( village的名词复数 )，乡村，村庄，村镇；

例句
...tiny villages on craggy cliffs.
悬崖峭壁上的小村庄

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

obliterated

v. 除去( obliterate的过去式和过去分词 )，涂去，擦掉，彻底破坏或毁灭；

例句
Whole villages were obliterated by fire.
整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

fire

n. 火，燃烧物，火灾，射击，发射，热情；vt.& vi. 开火，射击，燃烧，引爆炸药，充满热情；vt. <口>解雇，射（箭），激励，射出（子弹）；

例句
...weapons that could fire with accuracy at targets 3,000 yards away...
能准确无误地击中3,000码以外目标的武器