[VERB 动词]熄灭;扑灭 If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]消除;使破灭 If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.
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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。
Oxford
ex·tin·guish/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ; NAmEɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/verb( formal) 1extinguishsth to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining 熄灭;扑灭SYN
put out
◆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。2extinguishsth to destroy sth 毁灭;消灭;使破灭◆News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。extinguishextinguishesextinguishedextinguishingex·tin·guish/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ; NAmEɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
1to make a fire or light stop burning or shiningSYN put out: Please extinguish all cigarettes. Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.► see thesaurus at
burn
2to make an idea or feeling stop: All hope was almost extinguished.