extinct

英 [ɪk'stɪŋkt] 美 [ɪk'stɪŋkt]

• adj. 灭绝的；熄灭的；消亡的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 灭绝的,绝种的

   (of a kind of animal) no longer existing

2. 消逝的,破灭的

   dead

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 灭绝的
2. 失效的
3. 绝种的
4. 废除了的
5. 无合法继承人的
6. 熄灭了的
7. 消亡了的
8. 破灭了的
9. 过时的
10. 已消灭的
11. 已熄灭的
12. 已绝种的
13. 已废除的
14. 【律】已过时效的
15. （火山等）死的

v. 动词

1. 使熄灭
2. 使灭绝
3. 消灭

英英释义

Adjective:

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

   "an extinct species of fish"
   "an extinct royal family"
   "extinct laws and customs"
   

2. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive;

   "an extinct volcano"
   

3. being out or having grown cold;

   "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
   "the fire is out"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. This is an extinct species of fish.
   这是一种已经灭绝的鱼。
2. This species will be extinct in a few decades.
   几十年后这个物种将会灭绝。
3. An extinct volcano can no longer erupt.
   一个灭绝的火山已不能再爆发。
4. My hope of getting some employment was extinct.
   我要找到工作的希望落空了。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?
   有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢?

n. +～

1. That was a fashion long extinct.
   那是早已不流行的样式。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
   恐龙绝种几百万年了。
2. Nowadays the belief in magic is almost extinct.
   今天几乎无人相信巫术。
3. All hopes were extinct.
   所有希望都破灭了。

经典引文

• It tooke fire..but was quickly extinct.

  出自： R. Byfield

• He would sit..brooding.., a cigar extinct between his lips.

  出自： J. Galsworthy

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

副词+～

• almost extinct 几乎没有
• automatically extinct 自行灭绝
• practically extinct 几乎绝迹

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的exstinctus，意为熄灭。

近反义词

【近义词】

• abolished
• dead
• ended
• extinguished

【反义词】

• extant
• living