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[/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ; ɪkˋstɪŋɡwɪʃ/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 (a) cause (sth) to stop burning; put out 使（某物）熄灭; 扑灭:
Please extinguish your cigarettes. 请将香烟熄灭. *
They tried to extinguish the flames. 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭.
(b) (fig fml 比喻, 文) end the existence of (hope, love, passion, etc) 使（希望、 爱情、 激情等）不复存在:
His behaviour extinguished the last traces of affection she had for him. 他的这种行为使她对他的最後一丝爱慕之情荡然无存. 用法:
2 clear or pay off (a debt) 清偿（债务）.> extinguisher = fire extinguisher (fire). |