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