extinguish

英 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]

美 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]

v.  熄灭; 扑灭; 毁灭; 消灭; 使破灭

过去分词：extinguished　现在分词：extinguishing　过去式：extinguished　第三人称单数：extinguishes　

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同义词辨析

extinguishdousequench【导航词义：熄灭】

牛津词典

verb

• 熄灭；扑灭
  to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
  1. Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.
     消防队员奋力救火。
  2. All lights had been extinguished.
     所有灯光都熄灭了。
• 毁灭；消灭；使破灭
  to destroy sth
  1. News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.
     轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 熄灭;扑灭
  If youextinguisha fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
  1. It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire...
     大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
  2. 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 somethingextinguishesa feeling or idea, it destroys it.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateeradicatewipe outdecimatecarry off
• terminate, end, or take out
  1. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
  2. Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
  3. eliminate my debts
  Synonym:eliminateget rid ofdo away with
• put an end to
  1. The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
  Synonym:snuff out
• extinguish by crushing
  1. stub out your cigar
  Synonym:stub outcrush outpress out
• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  1. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
  2. quench the flames
  3. snuff out the candles
  Synonym:snuff outblow outquench

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