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extinguish 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 熄灭, 使消亡, 压制, 使减色

[医] 消灭

英文释义

v. terminate, end, or take out

extinguish 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 extinguish 在自然语境里怎么用：

Still, it started a conflagration that took years to extinguish and that fractured the American left.

—— A Lesson of Vietnam: Getting in Is Easier than Getting Out

In fact, many birds were also extinguished in the fire and fury of the asteroid.

—— An asteroid extinguished all the dinosaurs except for birds. Here’s why

I also doubt I would be able to extinguish the thoughts of the day and initiate sleep early.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

The easy learning solution explains why false claims related to "learning in relaxation" are so hard to extinguish.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

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