單詞
extinguish
英 [?k'st??gw??; ek-]
美[?k'st??ɡw??]
基本信息
- vt. 熄滅；壓制；償清
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英英釋意
- 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"
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