extinguish

[ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ] [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
  • 第三人称单数:extinguishes;
  • 过去式:extinguished;
  • 过去分词:extinguished;
  • 现在分词:extinguishing;
  • 例句
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    同义词解析
    • 以下这3个动词均有"消灭" 的意思
      destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能,使之无用或毁灭。
      exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
      extinguish原义指灭火,转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。
    英语六级真题
    • This exploitation has reached such extremes that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be extinguished before the end of the century.
      出自-2013年12月听力原文
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    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. put an end to; kill;
      "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
      2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
      "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained""quench the flames""snuff out the candles"
      3. extinguish by crushing;
      "stub out your cigar"
      4. kill in large numbers;
      "the plague wiped out an entire population"
    行业词典
    • 医学: 消灭;
      法律: 偿清债务;使无效;