extinct 详细解释

extinct

[iks'tiŋkt]

adj.灭绝的, 熄灭的, 消亡的

a.

1. (火等)熄灭了的

The volcano is extinct.

这座火山是座死火山。

2. 消亡了的; 破灭了的

My hope of getting some employment was extinct.

我要找到工作的希望落空了。

3. 绝种的, 灭绝的

The passenger pigeon is extinct.

旅鸽已绝种。

4. (职位等)废除了的; (贵族称号等)无合法继承人的

5. (法令, 风俗等)过时的, 失效的

词形变化

副词: exterritorially | 名词: exterritoriality |

词义辨析

同义:

a.死的; 灭绝的

dead  gone  past  obsolete  

同义参见:

exanimate  over  out  antiquated  

英英释义

形容词 extinct:

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

同义词：nonextant

(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

being out or having grown cold

同义词：out

补充

extinctextinct英:[iksˈtiŋkt] 美:[ɪkˈstɪŋkt]adj.1.灭绝的, 绝种的Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。2.消逝的, 破灭的Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.她激情已逝, 无从心回意转。All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。

例句

1. Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.那里最高的火山是奥林匹斯山, 早已成了死火山。 2. the bones of extinct animals灭绝动物的骨骼 3. It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.早在250年前狼就在英国绝迹了。 4. The species is almost extinct.这个物种几近灭绝。 5. If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade.如果目前这种趋势继续下去, 美国的黑人农民不出十年就会消失。 6. Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.草药学在西方已经成了一门即将消失的技能。 7. trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct.三叶虫和恐龙已经绝种。 8. the sort of girls' school that is now extinct.那种现已不复存在的女子学校。 9. his now extinct pipe.他那已熄灭的烟斗。 10. Tigers are nearly extinct in the wild.野生老虎快要绝种了。 11. The giant panda is in danger of extinction.大熊猫濒临绝种。 12. an extinct (species of) animal已灭绝的动物 13. Many of these old traditions have since become extinct.从那以后许多旧传统不复存在。 14. an extinct volcano死火山

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