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extinguish美 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] 英 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] 第三人称单数:extinguishes 现在分词:extinguishing 过去式:extinguished v.+n. extinguish fire,extinguish flame,extinguish cigarette,extinguish light v. douse,quench,snuff,stub out,smother 1. | ~ sth 熄灭;扑灭to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining |
| Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames. 消防队员奋力救火。 | | All lights had been extinguished. 所有灯光都熄灭了。 |
2. | ~ sth 毁灭;消灭;使破灭to destroy sth |
| News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace. 轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。 |
v. | 1. to put out something that is burning or giving off light 2. to take away or bring to an end something such as a hope, feeling, custom, or practice 3. to kill or destroy somebody or something completely 4. to outshine or eclipse somebody or something by having greater brilliance 6. to make something no longer valid or applicable 7. to cause a decrease in a behavioral response created by conditioning because of a lack of reinforcement 8. to make a fire or cigarette stop burning. A more usual word is put out 9. to stop a feeling or idea from continuing to exist 1. to put out something that is burning or giving off light 2. to take away or bring to an end something such as a hope, feeling, custom, or practice 3. to kill or destroy somebody or something completely 4. to outshine or eclipse somebody or something by having greater brilliance 6. to make something no longer valid or applicable 7. to cause a decrease in a behavioral response created by conditioning because of a lack of reinforcement 8. to make a fire or cigarette stop burning. A more usual word is put out 9. to stop a feeling or idea from continuing to exist |
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