extinguish

英 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]

美 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]

v. 熄灭; 扑灭; 毁灭; 消灭; 使破灭

过去分词：extinguished　现在分词：extinguishing　过去式：extinguished　第三人称单数：extinguishes　

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同义词辨析

extinguish douse quench【导航词义：熄灭】

extinguishv. 〈正式〉熄灭，扑灭

〔辨析〕

指熄灭火、香烟、灯光等。

〔例证〕

Please extinguish the cigarette.
请熄灭香烟。
The firemen tried hard to extinguish the fire.
消防队员竭尽全力扑灭大火。
Faint smoke came from the extinguished candle.
熄灭的蜡烛冒出缕缕轻烟。

dousev. 浇灭，熄灭

〔辨析〕

指用水等把火泼灭。

〔例证〕

Rain poured down and doused the fire.
大雨倾盆，浇灭了大火。
Tom doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
汤姆用灭火器把火焰扑灭。

quenchv. 〈正式〉熄灭

〔辨析〕

指用水或其他方法灭火，含抑制之意。

〔例证〕

Water will quench a fire.
水可以灭火。
The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.
火被一桶水浇灭了。

牛津词典

verb

熄灭；扑灭
to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
1. Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.
  消防队员奋力救火。
2. All lights had been extinguished.
  所有灯光都熄灭了。
毁灭；消灭；使破灭
to destroy sth
1. News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.
  轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。

柯林斯词典

VERB 熄灭;扑灭
If youextinguisha fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
1. It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire...
  大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
2. The lights are extinguished as soon as the news conference is over.
  新闻发布会一结束，灯光就熄灭了。
VERB 消除;使破灭
If somethingextinguishesa feeling or idea, it destroys it.
1. The message extinguished her hopes of Richard's return.
  那条消息使她对理查德归来的希望彻底破灭。

英英释义

verb

kill in large numbers
1. the plague wiped out an entire population
Synonym:eliminateannihilateeradicatewipe outdecimatecarry off
terminate, end, or take out
1. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
2. Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
3. eliminate my debts
Synonym:eliminateget rid ofdo away with
put an end to
1. The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
Synonym:snuff out
extinguish by crushing
1. stub out your cigar
Synonym:stub outcrush outpress out
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
1. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
2. quench the flames
3. snuff out the candles
Synonym:snuff outblow outquench

双语例句

Please, my Lord, extinguish the light.
请您，我主，熄灭灯。
The chapel's eternal flame affords it the Light's protection, but when you use this mixture to extinguish the flame, that protection will be no more.
礼拜堂的永恒火焰提供了圣光的防护，但是当你用合剂熄灭火焰的时候，防护将不再存在。
To take actions, extinguish fire immediately with extinguisher and water strip or squirt gun to prevent fire.
立即行动，扑灭火灾，用灭火剂或水枪、水带等进行灭火，并阻止火势蔓延。
Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature.
没什么能使他丧失对人性的信念。
They tried to extinguish the flames.
他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。
It took us hours to extinguish the fires.
我们用了好几个小时才把火扑灭。
The lights are extinguished as soon as the news conference is over.
新闻发布会一结束，灯光就熄灭了。
The Scout can use the Mad Milk to extinguish himself or his teammates.
注意著火的敌方侦查兵会用疯狂牛奶帮自己、或是帮他的队友灭掉身上的火。
You may extinguish a nation, But not the love of liBerty.
你可以消灭一个国家，但不能消灭对自由的热爱。
I'm sorry, sir. you're gonna have to extinguish that cigar.
对不起，先生，你必须熄灭雪茄。