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extinguish
- IPA[ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
英式
- v.
  
  cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine；put an end to; destroy
- verb: extinguish, 3rd person present: extinguishes, gerund or present participle: extinguishing, past tense: extinguished, past participle: extinguished
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze 同義詞 douse, put out, quench, stamp out, smother, ... 更多beat out, dampen down, blow out, snuff out, dout反義詞 light
▪ put an end to; destroy hope is extinguished little by little 同義詞 destroy, end, finish off, put an end to, put a stop to, ... 更多bring to an end, terminate, remove, annihilate, wipe out, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map, erase, eliminate, eradicate, obliterate, liquidate, expunge, abolish, exterminate, kill, extirpate, obscure, suppress, disrupt, undo, upset, informaltake out, rub out, snuff out反義詞 start up
▪ subdue or reduce (someone) to silence a look which would have extinguished any man
▪ cancel (a debt) by full payment the debt was absolutely extinguished
▪ render (a right or obligation) void rights of common pasture were extinguished
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extinguish
IPA[ikˈstiNGɡwiSH]
美式
v.
cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine: firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze
Oxford American Dictionary