extinguish的中文翻译是什么意思

extinguish

US/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
UK/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

v. 熄灭,扑灭; 使破灭

extinguish柯林斯释义

VERB熄灭;扑灭

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。

VERB消除;使破灭

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。

extinguish英文释义

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

extinguish同义词辨析

destroy, exterminate, extinguish

这3个动词均有"消灭"之意。

  • 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。

extinguish场景例句

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.

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extinguish词性变形

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extinguish近义词

vt. 熄灭;平息;压碎

quenchcrushsuppressoutputsmother

其他释义

quenchputdousedampoutcrushsuppresssmotherquell

extinguish反义词

vt. 熄灭

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其他释义

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