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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- extinct
[ɪks'tɪŋkt]
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1.
adjective
[+animal]
[ plant]
灭绝的
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2.
adjective
[+volcano]
熄灭的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- extinct
[ɪkˈstɪŋkt]
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adjective
不复存在的，绝种的，绝迹的
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Scientists have discovered an extinct species of birds.
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科学家们已发现了一种已灭绝的鸟类。
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2.
adjective
不再活跃的
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There are a few extinct volcanoes in this area.
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这一地区有一些死火山。
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adjective
熄灭的，烧尽的
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Many extinct towns are completely deserted.
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许多被烧毁的城镇彻底废弃了。
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4.
adjective
[Figurative]
消逝的；破灭的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- extinct
[ɪk'stɪŋkt]
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adj
(of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out
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adj
quenched or extinguished
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adj
(of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive
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4.
adj
void or obsolete
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an extinct political office
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adj
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to extinguish
Examples
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an extinct volcano
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死火山
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The species that fail to adjust to the changing conditions of existence will gradually become extinct.
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不能适应生存环境改变的物种会逐渐灭绝。
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Many extinct towns are completely deserted.
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许多被烧毁的城镇彻底废弃了。
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The Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil.
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在澳大利亚找到的瓦勒迈松是一种长期以来一直被认为已经绝迹的针叶树的幸存树种，因此被称为活化石。
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猛犸在史前时期就绝迹了。
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Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.
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