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extinguish vt.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；使破灭；偿清 (1) 吸烟是禁止的，请你把烟熄掉。(2) 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。(3) 这位独裁者想一口气消灭所有对手。(4) 没有什么能使他丧失对人性的信心。(5) 我们必须抹去对那次失败的记忆。 Extinguish comes from the Latin word for quench, but while we might think that quenching something, say our thirst, is good, the word extinguish often has sinister overtones. In a genocide, one group tries to extinguish another — too quench their hatred, by killing everyone in the other group.

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英 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] 美 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] (1) Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes.(2) They tried to extinguish the flames.(3) The dictator wanted to extinguish all of his opposition in one go.(4) Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature.(5) We have to extinguish the memory of the defeat. To extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely. Water can extinguish a fire; nasty smells can extinguish your appetite. 1[VERB 动词]熄灭；扑灭 If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。2[VERB 动词]消除；使破灭 If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.   [V n]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。

英语单词	extinguish
英美音标	英 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] 美 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
中文释义	vt.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；使破灭；偿清
英语例句	(1) Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes. (2) They tried to extinguish the flames. (3) The dictator wanted to extinguish all of his opposition in one go. (4) Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature. (5) We have to extinguish the memory of the defeat.
中文例句	(1) 吸烟是禁止的，请你把烟熄掉。 (2) 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。 (3) 这位独裁者想一口气消灭所有对手。 (4) 没有什么能使他丧失对人性的信心。 (5) 我们必须抹去对那次失败的记忆。
vocabulary简明	To extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely. Water can extinguish a fire; nasty smells can extinguish your appetite.
vocabulary扩展	Extinguish comes from the Latin word for quench, but while we might think that quenching something, say our thirst, is good, the word extinguish often has sinister overtones. In a genocide, one group tries to extinguish another — too quench their hatred, by killing everyone in the other group.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]熄灭；扑灭 If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 2 [VERB 动词]消除；使破灭 If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it. [V n] 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。

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