extinguish

extinguishextinguishD.J.:[iksˈtiŋɡwiʃ]K.K.:[ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]vt.1.■使熄灭, 扑灭Water extinguished the fire.水把火浇灭了。2.■使…不复存在His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.他的发现使他同事的成就黯然失色。

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extinguish[ik'stiŋɡwiʃ]vt.1.■熄灭(灯等)，灭(火)，扑灭(火等)：to extinguish a candle熄灭蜡烛to extinguish a fire (or blaze)灭火2.■使(希望等)破灭；使(生命等)消亡：to extinguish hope使希望破灭Her life was finally extinguished by the onset of liver complaint.她的生命之火终因肝病发作而被掐灭了。3.■毁灭，消灭，灭绝：to extinguish all crimes消灭一切犯罪行为4.■压制，压抑；迫使…沉默：She extinguished him with a single word.她一句话就说得他哑口无言。5.■使减色，使失色，使黯淡，使黯然失色，使相形见绌：She seems extinguished by her younger sister in computery.在计算机的操作方面她妹妹似乎使她相形见绌。6.■【法律】7.■使无效，使失效；取消，废除(要求、权利等)：to extinguish a claim and right使要求和权利无效8.■偿清 (债务等)：He has extinguished the debt.他偿清了那笔债。

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extinguishextinguish[iksˈtiŋɡwiʃ]vt.1.■熄灭火[希望, 热情], 消灭, 扑灭2.■结束; 根除, 取消3.■使失色; 使消失; 使暗淡; 使相形见绌4.■压制; 压抑, 使..沉默5.■使失效, 废除6.■【律】偿清extinguish a fire灭火extinguish one's faith in future使某人对未来的信念破灭extinguish a claim使要求无效She was extinguished by her sister.她的妹妹使她相形见绌。Titles to the estate has not been extinguished.财产的所有权尚未失效。

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继承用法extinguishableadj.1.■可扑灭的, 可消灭的, 可灭绝的

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参考词汇见abolish;