extinct
adj. 滅絕的; 廢除了的; (火山)死的
A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
狼在英國已經滅絕250年了。
...the bones of extinct animals.
滅絕動物的骨骼
If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society.
If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade...
如果當前趨勢繼續發展下去,美國的黑人農民將在這個十年末不復存在。
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.
草藥醫術在西方已經成了一門幾乎絕跡的技藝。
An extinct volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt any more.
Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
它最高的火山是早已熄滅的奧林波斯山。
1. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives;
2. of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;
3. of a fire; being out or having grown cold;
This dependency between fossil and living types is well illustrated when we deal with extinct groups.
化石與現存型別之間的這種依賴關係在我們研究絕滅類群時是十分明顯的.
Because dinosaurs are extinct the scientists had very little to go on.
因為恐龍已經滅絕,科學家幾乎無法研究.
Accordingly, some species become extinct.
因此, 一些種變成熄滅.
Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.
她激情已逝,無從心回意轉.
People have proposed all sorts of hypotheses to explain why dinosaurs have become extinct.
人們提出種種假設,試圖說明恐龍為什麼會滅絕.