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extinct adj.灭绝的；熄灭的；消亡的 (1) 这是一种已经灭绝的鱼。(2) 几十年后这个物种将会灭绝。(3) 一个灭绝的火山已不能再爆发。(4) 我要找到工作的希望落空了。 You often hear of a species being extinct: there are no living representatives of the species left. But extinct also describes something that has gone out or grown cold, as in a dormant volcano "extinct volcano" or a tobacco pipe whose flame has died out "extinct pipe." That’s because extinct comes from the Latin extinguere/exstinguere for "extinguish." Originally extinct referred to fires that died out (were extinguished). Its meaning grew to encompass a family line and then a species.

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英 [ɪk'stɪŋkt] 美 [ɪk'stɪŋkt] (1) This is an extinct species of fish.(2) This species will be extinct in a few decades.(3) An extinct volcano can no longer erupt.(4) My hope of getting some employment was extinct. Something that no longer exists and has no living representative is extinct. Dinosaurs are extinct. Polar bears may become extinct. Sadly, history teachers who force their students to memorize long lists of dates are in no danger of becoming extinct. 1[ADJ 形容词]灭绝的；绝种的 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.狼在英国已经灭绝250年了。...the bones of extinct animals.灭绝动物的骨骼2[ADJ 形容词]（某类劳动者、生活方式或活动）不复存在的，废除了的 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...如果当前趋势继续发展下去，美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺。3[ADJ 形容词]（火山）死的 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灭的奥林波斯山。

英语单词	extinct
英美音标	英 [ɪk'stɪŋkt] 美 [ɪk'stɪŋkt]
中文释义	adj.灭绝的；熄灭的；消亡的
英语例句	(1) This is an extinct species of fish. (2) This species will be extinct in a few decades. (3) An extinct volcano can no longer erupt. (4) My hope of getting some employment was extinct.
中文例句	(1) 这是一种已经灭绝的鱼。 (2) 几十年后这个物种将会灭绝。 (3) 一个灭绝的火山已不能再爆发。 (4) 我要找到工作的希望落空了。
vocabulary简明	Something that no longer exists and has no living representative is extinct. Dinosaurs are extinct. Polar bears may become extinct. Sadly, history teachers who force their students to memorize long lists of dates are in no danger of becoming extinct.
vocabulary扩展	You often hear of a species being extinct: there are no living representatives of the species left. But extinct also describes something that has gone out or grown cold, as in a dormant volcano "extinct volcano" or a tobacco pipe whose flame has died out "extinct pipe." That’s because extinct comes from the Latin extinguere/exstinguere for "extinguish." Originally extinct referred to fires that died out (were extinguished). Its meaning grew to encompass a family line and then a species.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]灭绝的；绝种的 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. 狼在英国已经灭绝250年了。 ...the bones of extinct animals. 灭绝动物的骨骼 2 [ADJ 形容词]（某类劳动者、生活方式或活动）不复存在的，废除了的 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... 如果当前趋势继续发展下去，美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。 Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world. 草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺。 3 [ADJ 形容词]（火山）死的 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灭的奥林波斯山。

Extinct Species Longer Volcano Living Adj 形容词 Long