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[/ɪkˈstɪŋkt; ɪkˋstɪŋkt/] adj 用法:
1 (esp of a type of animal, etc) no longer in existence （尤指某种动物等）不再存在的; 绝种的; 灭绝的:
an extinct species 已灭绝的物种 *
If we continue to destroy the countryside many more animals will become extinct. 我们若继续破坏自然环境, 将会有更多的动物绝种. 用法:
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(a) (of a volcano) no longer active （指火山）不再活跃的, 熄灭的, 死的.
(b) (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) (of feelings, beliefs, etc) dead （指感情、 信仰等）消逝的, 破灭的:
Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion. 她激情已逝, 无从心回意转. |