音标:[ik'stiŋkʃәn] ;
n. 消失, 消灭, 废止
[化] 消光; 熄灭
n. no longer active; extinguished
n. no longer in existence
n. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
词型变化:名词复数形式 : extinctions
考试类型:[六级/托福/GRE]
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extinction的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Its extinction is just a question of time.它的消失只是一个时间问题。
  2. The World Dinosaur Valley brings back from extinction the most mammoth creatures our planet has ever known.恐龙世界将呈现出世界上最多的已然消失的猛犸。

词汇搭配

  • mass extinction大量消亡
  • arc extinction灭弧
  • secondary extinction次级消光
  • extinction coefficient消光系数
  • fire extinction灭火
  • extinction distance消光距离,吸光长度...
  • extinction position消光位置
  • extinction ratio消光系数
  • flame extinction火焰熄灭
  • extinction probability消灭概率
  • extinction rule消光规则
  • complete extinction完全熄火
  • extinction angle消弧角,消光角...
  • inclined extinction斜消光
  • extinction time消灭时间
  • extinction effect消光效应,消退效应...
  • extinction direction消光方向
  • primary extinction初级消光
  • extinction voltage熄灭电压,灭弧电压,...
  • extinction potential熄灭电势,熄火电位,...

经典引文

  • Londoners..have uprooted some of the more striking plants of the London area almost to the point of extinction.

    出自:R. S. R. Fitter
  • The progress of an artist is..a continual extinction of personality.

    出自:T. S. Eliot
  • Many times..the Jews would be threatened with extinction.

    出自:J. A. Michener
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