extinguish
英 [ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ; ek-]
美[ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
- vt. 熄灭；压制；偿清
英英释意
- 1. put an end to; kill;
- "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
- 2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
- "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
- "quench the flames"
- "snuff out the candles"
- 3. extinguish by crushing;
- "stub out your cigar"
- 4. kill in large numbers;
- "the plague wiped out an entire population"
双语例句
- 1. Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.
- 消防队员奋力救火。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. You may extinguish a nation, but not the love of liberty.
- 你可以消灭一个国家, 但不能消灭对自由的热爱.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.
- 大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Please extinguish your cigarette when the ` no smoking'signs lights up.
- 当"禁止吸烟 " 的指示灯亮时,请您熄灭香烟.
来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- 5. The firefighter put his life in danger to extinguish the forest fire.
- 消防员冒着生命危险扑灭森林大火.
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