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extinguish

UK //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//US //ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'extinguere',由 'ex-'(完全)和 'stinguere'(熄灭)组成,15世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 扑灭或熄灭火焰、火源,使其停止燃烧。常用于描述灭火或关灯等动作。

“The firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.”

(消防员迅速扑灭了大火。)

“She extinguished the candle before leaving the room.”

(她离开房间前吹灭了蜡烛。)

❶ 终止或消除某种状态、情感或存在,使其完全消失。常用于抽象概念。

“The new law extinguished their hopes of returning home.”

(新法律彻底破灭了他们回家的希望。)

“Time has extinguished my memory of that event.”

(时间让我完全忘记了那件事。)

同义词:quench, put out, douse, smother, eliminate

常见短语

extinguish a fire — 灭火,指通过物理或化学手段使燃烧停止的过程。

“It took three hours to extinguish the forest fire.”

(扑灭这场森林大火花了三个小时。)

extinguish the lights — 关灯,指切断光源使其停止照明的动作。

“The janitor extinguished all the lights before locking up.”

(管理员在锁门前关掉了所有的灯。)