extinguish的形容词是：extinguishable。extinguish的词语用法是v.(动词)extinguish的基本意思是用窒息、闷死、水浇等方法“使熄灭”“扑灭”。extinguish还可引申表示如同吹灭一支蜡烛或用水浇灭一堆火一样使某事物突然和完全结束、不复存在或销声匿迹。extinguish的意思是vt.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；使破灭；偿清。
一、词典解释点此查看extinguish的详细内容
1.熄灭;扑灭
If youextinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
extinguish
e.g. It took about 50 minutes toextinguish the fire...
大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
e.g. 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。
2.消除;使破灭
If somethingextinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.
e.g. 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。
二、网络解释
1. 消灭：防止安全威胁范围扩大;消灭(Extinguish)??用合适的补丁程序、杀毒工具等消除迫在眉睫的威胁,同时采取必要的行动,防止类似攻击再发生. 隔离(Isolate) 大多数安全问题都是由于各种安全技术之间互不联系造成的. 它们之间往往是相互分离的,
2. 灭：为了驱逐恶灵,他们会将房子里的炉火和烛台(candles)熄灭(extinguish),将房子弄得很荒凉(inhospitable),好像没人居住一样,这样恶灵就不会进屋去. 他们也会故意穿得很邋遢(sloppilydressed),看起来很丑,这样恶灵就不愿意接近他们了.
3. 灭绝,熄灭：extinct 灭种,熄灭了的 |extinguish 灭绝,熄灭 | extirpate 灭绝,连根拔起
三、例句
Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes.
吸烟是禁止的，请你把烟熄掉。
They tried to extinguish the flames.
他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。
The dictator wanted to extinguish all of his opposition in one go.
这位者想一口气消灭所有对手。
Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature.
没有什么能使他丧失对人性的信心。
We have to extinguish the memory of the defeat.
我们必须抹去对那次失败的记忆。
四、词汇搭配
五、经典引文
He extinguished the light and mounted the stairs in darkness.
出自：W. TrevorNothing could wholly extinguish the flame of genius.
出自：fig.六、词语用法
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