extinct

US [ɪkˈstɪŋkt]
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  • adj.(动植物,语言)灭绝的；(习俗,工作等)消失的；指死火山
  • Web熄灭的；绝种的；绝灭的

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extinct
adj.
1.
不再存在的；已灭绝的；绝种的no longer in existence
an extinct species
已灭绝的物种
to become extinct
绝种
2.
绝迹的；消亡了的；废除了的no longer in existence in society
Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。
3.
不再活跃的；死的no longer active

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1.
He took his knife and fork, and was going to commence eating, when the inclination appeared to become suddenly extinct.
他拿起他的刀叉，正要开始吃，忽然又转念了。
tā ná qǐ tā de dāo chā , zhèng yào kāi shǐ chī , hū rán yòu zhuǎn niàn le 。
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2.
The ship Pequod is named for an extinct New England Indian tribe; thus the name suggests that the boat is doomed to destruction.
“斐廓德号”的船名取自新英格兰一个已消逝的印第安人部落，寓意此船难逃厄运。
" fěi kuò dé hào " de chuán míng qǔ zì xīn yīng gé lán yī gè yǐ xiāo shì de yìn dì ān rén bù luò , yù yì cǐ chuán nán táo è yùn 。
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3.
The wing of Xenicibis (top) compared with that of a typical ibis Eudocimus (middle) and the extinct, flightless ibis Apteribis (bottom).
始祖鸟的翅膀（顶部）与典型鹮类（中部）和已灭绝不飞行的鹮类（底部）样本对比。
shǐ zǔ niǎo de chì bǎng ( dǐng bù ) yǔ diǎn xíng huán lèi ( zhōng bù ) hé yǐ miè jué bù fēi xíng de huán lèi ( dǐ bù ) yàng běn duì bǐ 。
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4.
I thought places like this were extinct in our district, Linda said. She lit a cigarette and began to smoke.
我认为这样的地方在我们地区已经灭绝了。琳达说，她点着一只烟开始抽起来。
wǒ rèn wéi zhè yàng de dì fang zài wǒ men dì qū yǐ jīng miè jué le 。 lín dá shuō , tā diǎn zhe yī zhī yān kāi shǐ chōu qǐ lái 。
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Bringing extinct species back to life is no longer considered science fiction. But is it a good idea?
复活灭绝的生物已不再是科幻小说，但问题是，这想法本身是个好主意吗。
fù huó miè jué de shēng wù yǐ bú zài shì kē huàn xiǎo shuō , dàn wèn tí shì , zhè xiǎng fǎ běn shēn shì gè hǎo zhǔ yì ma 。
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But it might be possible, as knowledge advances, to reconstruct part of it from a better understanding of that extinct species's DNA.
但随着科学的发展，说不定有可能通过对一个已灭绝种类的DNA的更好了解，重新构造出它的一部分来。
dàn suí zhe kē xué de fā zhǎn , shuō bu dìng yǒu kě néng tōng guò duì yī gè yǐ miè jué zhǒng lèi de DNA de gèng hǎo liǎo jiě , chóng xīn gòu zào chū tā de yí bù fen lái 。
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With all that attention paid to them, you'd think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct.
收到了各种各样的关注后，你可能会认为这些生物至少会心怀感激，不至于走向灭亡。
shōu dào le gè zhǒng gè yàng de guān zhù hòu , nǐ kě néng huì rèn wéi zhè xiē shēng wù zhì shǎo huì xīn huái gǎn jī , bú zhì yú zǒu xiàng miè wáng 。
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8.
(1) Say, buddy, not to cast aspersions on your survival instincts or nothing, but haven't mammoths pretty much gone extinct?
老兄，我不是怀疑你求生的本能，但是，猛犸象似乎快绝种了吧？
lǎo xiōng , wǒ bú shì huái yí nǐ qiú shēng de běn néng , dàn shì , měng mǎ xiàng sì hū kuài jué zhǒng le ba ?
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It may be only a question of time until GM crops dramatically decrease yield and become extinct.
它可能只是一个时间的问题，直到转基因作物的产量大幅减少，并最终灭绝。
tā kě néng zhǐ shì yī gè shí jiān de wèn tí , zhí dào zhuǎn jī yīn zuò wù de chǎn liàng dà fú jiǎn shǎo , bìng zuì zhōng miè jué 。
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Because eels have always been ubiquitous and abundant, Watts says, no one seems to believe they could ever go extinct.
他说，因为鳗鱼一直无处不在产量丰富，似乎没人相信它们能永远灭绝。
tā shuō , yīn wèi mán yú yì zhí wú chù bù zài chǎn liàng fēng fù , sì hū méi rén xiāng xìn tā men néng yǒng yuǎn miè jué 。
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