extinction
/ik'stiŋkʃәn/
📖 中文释义
- n. 消失, 消灭, 废止
- [化] 消光; 熄灭
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
复数 extinctions
💬 双语例句
They are in danger of extinction.
牠们正面临绝种的危机。
Many conservationists fear the continuing slaughter of whales is pushing these animals towards extinction.
许多自然环境保护主义者担心持续屠杀鲸鱼正推动这些动物走向灭绝。
The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event wiped out nearly 85% of marine species.
奥陶纪—志留纪灭绝事件消灭了近 85% 的海洋物种。
🔵 同义词
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. no longer active; extinguished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