英语解释

extinguish

音标[ik'stiŋgwiʃ]

汉语翻译

vt. 熄灭, 使消亡, 压制, 使减色
【医】消灭
【经】偿清

词型变化

名词:extinguishment 动词过去式:extinguished 过去分词:extinguished 现在分词:extinguishing 第三人称单数:extinguishes 形容词:extinguishable

词意辨析

destroy, exterminate, extinguish

这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。
destroy: 指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。
exterminate: 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
extinguish: 原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像灭火一样地被消灭、熄灭。

英语解释

动词 extinguish:

put an end to; kill
同义词：snuff out
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
同义词：snuff out, blow out, quench
extinguish by crushing
同义词：stub out, crush out, press out
kill in large numbers
同义词：eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off

例句

We have to extinguish the memory of the defeat.
我们必须抹去对那次失败的记忆。
Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature.
没有什么能使他丧失对人性的信心。
Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes.
吸烟是禁止的，请你把烟熄掉。

详细解释

ex.tin.guish

v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.tin.guished,ex.tin.guish.ing,ex.tin.guish.es
To put out (a fire, for example); quench.
熄灭（如火等）；扑灭
To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy.See Synonyms at abolish
熄灭（如希望等）；摧毁参见 abolish
To obscure; eclipse.
使黯然失色；使相形见绌
Law
【法律】
To settle or discharge (a debt).
偿清（债务）
To nullify:
取消：
例句：
extinguished their title to the property.
取消他的俸禄

Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).
【心理学】 反应消失：产生（对条件反应的）消失

来源：
Latin exstinguere
拉丁语 exstinguere
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [加强语意的前缀] *参见 ex-
stinguere [to quench] * see steig-
stinguere [扑灭] *参见 steig-

【引伸】
extin.guishable
adj.（形容词）
extin.guishment
n.（名词）

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