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Extinction Species N Uncount Life 英[ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn 美[ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən N.熄灭;消灭,灭绝;废除;[物]消光,自屏,衰减 物种的)灭绝

单词 extinction
音标
英[ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn] 美[ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən]
解释
n.熄灭;消灭,灭绝;废除;[物]消光,自屏,衰减;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
(物种的)灭绝
The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining living members.
例:An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction...一项努力拯救一个鳄鱼物种、使其免于灭绝的行动已经开始。
例:Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction.很多物种已经被猎杀到灭绝的边缘。

N-UNCOUNT
消亡;消灭;不复存在
If someone refers to the extinction of a way of life or type of activity, they mean that the way of life or activity stops existing.
例:The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.伐木工人说由于木材销量下降,他们的工作恐不复存在。
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