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单词
extinguish
释义
extinguish
VERB
T
/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/
1
formal
to make a fire or cigarette stop burning . A more usual word is put out 熄灭；扑灭
Firemen fought for hours to extinguish the blaze.
消防员战斗了几个小时才把大火扑灭。
1a
to make a light stop shining 熄（灯）
2
mainly literary
to stop a feeling or idea from continuing to exist 使（情感或想法）破灭