extinguish
v. 熄灭,扑灭; 使破灭
If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire...
大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
The lights are extinguished as soon as the news conference is over.
新闻发布会一结束,灯光就熄灭了。
If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.
The message extinguished her hopes of Richard's return.
那条消息使她对理查德归来的希望彻底破灭。
1. put an end to; kill;
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
3. extinguish by crushing;
4. kill in large numbers;
destroy, exterminate, extinguish
这3个动词均有"消灭"之意。
Once you allow that human life is subject to reason, you extinguish any possibility of life.
当你试图把人类的生活归结为逻辑的时候, 你就将生命中所有的可能性都抹杀了.
Article 40 Water rights extinguish upon the expiration of the approved duration.
第40条(水权之消灭与展限登记)水权于核准年限届满时消灭.
Repeated reBuffs couldn't extinguish my enthusiasm.
我的热情不会因屡次的受责而减少.
Fractions, Decimals & Percents . Extinguish the flame with the right answers to fraction , percent and decimal problems.
分数, 小数及百分数:回答正确的答案, 帮助熄灭火烧.
This prodigal mood does not extinguish her growing sense of the need for economy.
这种挥金如土的心情并未能完全消除她应该节省的感觉.