extinguish
发音
英 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
美 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
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- vt.
- 熄灭（火）
- 使（希望、爱情等）不复存在
- 偿清
单词词源
extinguish 熄灭，扑灭
词源同extinct, 灭绝的。
双语例句
- 1. It took more than 12 hours to extinguish .
- 火势超过12小时才被扑灭。
- 2. Miners will extinguish the flames before they leave to prevent any loss of sulfur .
- 矿工们在离开前要熄灭火焰以免损失硫磺。
- 3. If the private sector will not spend , the government can do it instead , borrowing to cut taxes , send cheques to households , build infrastructure or even extinguish underwater mortgages .
- 如果私有部分不能消费，政府可以代之借助减税、增加个人收入、基础设施建设，甚至偿清呆坏账。
- 4. Eventually , the technology could be used to create escape routes or extinguish fires without damaging sensitive equipment nearby .
- 最终这项技术可以用来开辟逃生路线，或不损坏敏感设备的情况下扑灭其附近的火焰。
- 5. A firefighter tries to extinguish a burning olive tree during a wildfire in the village of dombrena , greece .
- 希腊dombrena村发生一场林野大火期间一位消防员试图扑灭一棵橄榄树上的燃火。