单词 extinction 释义 extinction|kstkn|Also 5 extinccion.[ad. L. ex(s)tinctin-em, n. of action f. ex(s)tingure: see extinguish. Cf. F. extinction.]The action of extinguishing; the fact or state of being extinguished.1. a. The quenching, putting out (of fi...
单词 extinction 释义 extinction n[U] 1 action of making extinct; state of being extinct 灭绝; 绝种 We may live to see the extinction of the whale. 人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝. a tribe threatened by/with extinction 受到绝种威胁的部落. 2 (fml 文) act of ext...