extinguish

US [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
UK [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
  • v.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；毁灭
  • Web偿清；压制；灭火
Simple Present：extinguishes  Present Participle：extinguishing  Past Tense：extinguished  

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extinguish
v.
1.
~ sth
熄灭；扑灭to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.
消防队员奋力救火。
All lights had been extinguished.
所有灯光都熄灭了。
2.
~ sth
毁灭；消灭；使破灭to destroy sth
News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.
轰炸的消息使和平的希望全部破灭。

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AllAll,熄灭熄灭,扑灭扑灭,消灭消灭,毁灭毁灭,偿清偿清,压制压制,灭火灭火
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1.
"I recollect, " said Waverley; "but did not the triumph of Presbytery AT the Revolution extinguish thAT sect? "
“我想起来了，”威弗莱说道，“可是，是长老会在革命中得到了胜利，难道这个教派还没有销声匿迹？”
" wǒ xiǎng qǐ lái le , " wēi fú lái shuō dào , " kě shì , shì zhǎng lǎo huì zài gé mìng zhōng dé dào le shèng lì , nán dào zhè ge jiào pài hái méi yǒu xiāo shēng nì jì ? "
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2.
Turkey's maritime authority said the ship caught fire early in the day and efforts to extinguish the fire were continuing by the afternoon.
土耳其海事部门官员说，船是在那天早些时候起火的，经过努力直到下午火才全部被扑灭。
tǔ ěr qí hǎi shì bù mén guān yuán shuō , chuán shì zài nà tiān zǎo xiē shí hou qǐ huǒ de , jīng guò nǔ lì zhí dào xià wǔ huǒ cái quán bù bèi pū miè 。
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3.
Combustion test indicated that the product had properties of flame retardant and could be easy to extinguish without smoke or melting drops.
燃烧试验表明，该产物具有难燃、易自熄、不产生浓烟和熔滴等特性。
rán shāo shì yàn biǎo míng , gāi chǎn wù jù yǒu nán rán 、 yì zì xī 、 bù chǎn shēng nóng yān hé róng dī děng tè xìng 。
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4.
Then, when the sun shines in, it will be such a light that no one will ever be able to extinguish it again.
那么，当太阳照耀着，这将是这么轻，没有人会能再次熄灭。
nà me , dāng tài yáng zhào yào zhe , zhè jiāng shì zhè me qīng , méi yǒu rén huì néng zài cì xī miè 。
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5.
She deliberately tried to extinguish that light in her eyes, but it shone despite of her in her faint smile.
她有意想把她眼睛中的光芒熄灭掉，然而那光芒却事与愿违地又在她隐隐的笑容中闪露出来。
tā yǒu yì xiǎng bǎ tā yǎn jing zhōng de guāng máng xī miè diào , rán ér nà guāng máng què shì yǔ yuàn wéi de yòu zài tā yǐn yǐn de xiào róng zhōng shǎn lù chū lái 。
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6.
As the fierce fire, on-site personnel for a time unable to successfully extinguish the fire.
由于火势凶猛，现场人员一时间无法顺利扑灭大火。
yóu yú huǒ shì xiōng měng , xiàn chǎng rén yuán yì shí jiān wú fǎ shùn lì pū miè dà huǒ 。
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7.
In every conceivable way U. S. imperialism and its lackeys are trying to extinguish the revolutionary flames of people's war.
美帝国主义及其走狗正在用尽一切办法，企图扑灭人民战争的革命烈火。
měi dì guó zhǔ yì jí qí zǒu gǒu zhèng zài yòng jìn yí qiè bàn fǎ , qǐ tú pū miè rén mín zhàn zhēng de gé mìng liè huǒ 。
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8.
If empty the water in the bathtub, it did not extinguish the flame of my love for you.
如果为空在浴缸里的水，它没有熄灭你我的爱的火焰。
rú guǒ wèi kōng zài yù gāng lǐ de shuǐ , tā méi yǒu xī miè nǐ wǒ de ài de huǒ yàn 。
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9.
If ignition takes place AT the source of the leak, do not try to extinguish the flame unless the supply of flammable gas can be stopped.
如果泄漏的源头起火，除非能够切断易燃气体供应，否则不要试图灭火。
rú guǒ xiè lòu de yuán tóu qǐ huǒ , chú fēi néng gòu qiē duàn yì rán qì tǐ gōng yìng , fǒu zé bú yào shì tú miè huǒ 。
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10.
Lighter does not self extinguish close lid to put it out.
打火机不会自己熄灭，要熄火盖盖儿。
dǎ huǒ jī bú huì zì jǐ xī miè , yào xī huǒ gài gài ér 。
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