-Tony: The city of Pasadena was wiped out. Just a few minutes ago. This is coming in live From Coachella Valley near Joshua Tree.
Pasadena城沉沒了，就在幾分鐘前。這是Coachella谷地，Joshua之樹旁的。一個幸存者發來的。
That huge canyon, it was there this morning. And 100 miles further north, for the west, same thing.
canyon: 峽谷
這個谷底今早在這里，而現在移動到西北100英里了。——《2012世界末日》

wipe out: 消滅，徹底摧毀
Most diseases could be wiped out.
大多數疾病是可以被消滅的。
Only in this way can we wipe out the enemy troops.
只有用這樣的方法我們才能消滅敵軍。

這個詞組的意思接近于exterminate（消滅，根絕）
This spray will exterminate the termites.
這種噴劑能消滅白蟻。
We must exterminate every mistake.
我們必須消除一切錯誤。