- 词义辨析
destroy，exterminate，extinguish
这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。extinguish原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像灭火一样地被消灭、熄灭。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
词源同extinct，灭绝的。来源于拉丁语复合动词extinguere(扑灭)=ex-出+-stingu-（s略)扑灭+-ish动词词尾
- 近义词
- 反义词
- eradicatevt.摧毁;根除;
- overshadowvt.使失色;使阴暗;夺去…的光辉;遮阴;
- put out生产;伸出;出版;扑灭;
- blow out吹熄;爆裂;吹出;停吹;
- eclipsen.[天]（日、月）食;消失，黯然失色;漆黑;
- smotherv.（使）窒息，（使）透不过气;遮掩;抑制;
- snuffvt.剪（烛）花;扑灭，熄灭（烛光）;消灭，扼杀;嗅;
- outshinevt.比…更出色，更优异;
- annihilatevt.歼灭，毁灭;使消失;彻底击败，战胜;使无效，使废弃;
- crushvt.压破，压碎;镇压;弄皱;挤榨，榨出;
- get rid of摆脱，除去;
- wipe out彻底摧毁，消灭;
- do away with废除， 消灭， 去掉;涤除;搞掉;
- endn. <正>结果;端;终止;最后部分;
- dousevt.浇水在…上;熄灯;
- destroyv.毁坏;毁掉某人;杀死;
- take awayv.剥夺;拿开;减去;使停止;
- surpassvt.超过;优于;胜过;非…所能办到;
- outadv. 出局;在外，在外部;完全，彻底;出版;
- stub outv.踩熄;把（香烟等）弄灭;
- show up显而易见;到场;（使）看得见;羞辱;
- obscureadj.昏暗的，朦胧的;晦涩的，不清楚的;隐蔽的;不著名的，无名的;
- exterminatevt.消灭;根除;
- dampadj.潮湿的;
- carry off完成;抢走;成功地对付;赢得;
- quellvt.压制，镇压;减轻;消除;使镇定;
- decimatevt.十中抽一;大批杀害;
- suppressvt.镇压，压制;止住，忍住;禁止发表;阻止…的生长（或发展）;
- terminatevt.& vi.结束;使终结;解雇;到达终点站;
- eliminatevt.排除，消除;淘汰;除掉;<口>干掉;
- crush out扑灭，熄灭;
- snuff outv.扼杀，消灭，死掉;杀;消灭（ 某人）;熄灭（火焰）;突然结束;
- putvt. 放;表达;给予（重视、信任、价值等）;使处于（某种状态）;
- quenchvt.解（渴）;终止（某事物）;（用水）扑灭（火焰等）;将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却;
- 知识拓展
词语用法
extinguish的基本意思是用窒息、闷死、水浇等方法“使熄灭”“扑灭”。extinguish还可引申表示如同吹灭一支蜡烛或用水浇灭一堆火一样使某事物突然和完全结束、不复存在或销声匿迹。extinguish是及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语，可用于被动结构。
同根单词
silence go out
- 双语例句 更多例句
After very long time they turn the ashes entirely, looks that they burn burn extinguish cry.
在很久之后它们通通变成灰烬, 看着它们燃烧焚灭而落泪.
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Please extinguish your cigarette when the ` no smoking'signs lights up.
当"禁止吸烟 " 的指示灯亮时,请您熄灭香烟.
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When love used up, everything along with it ash the smoke to extinguish. Had Not scar.
当爱情用完了, 一切也会随之灰飞烟灭,半点不留痕.
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Their behaviors are merely squeezing other creatures'living space to extinguish other species.
人类的行为不过充其量挤占其他生物的生存空间.
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This prodigal mood does not extinguish her growing sense of the need for economy.
这种挥金如土的心情并未能完全消除她应该节省的感觉.
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Yesterday chief executive Peter Kenyon did his best to extinguish the inferno.
然而昨天首席执行官肯扬使尽全身解数来定纷止争.
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Burnout as a black ash, red like struggling refused to extinguish the fire.
黑色像燃尽了的灰, 红色像挣扎着不肯熄灭的火.
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后一句“正本清源在呀在水井, 井水快消毒灭祸根”是对前一句的反复,而最末三字“灭祸根”则是重复.
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Third officer should weigh CO 2 extinguish and fill it in at regular time.
三副应定期对CO2灭火器称重并填装.
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Article 40 Water rights extinguish upon the expiration of the approved duration.
第40条(水权之消灭与展限登记)水权于核准年限届满时消灭.
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Once you allow that human life is subject to reason, you extinguish any possibility of life.
当你试图把人类的生活归结为逻辑的时候, 你就将生命中所有的可能性都抹杀了.
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分数, 小数及百分数:回答正确的答案, 帮助熄灭火烧.
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We must try to extinguish the memory of what has happened, and look to the future.
我们必须抹去对过去的事情的记忆, 向前看.
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It contains a fireproof lining to extinguish cigarettes and lock in odour.
它还含有耐火内衬,以熄灭香烟,并锁定气味.
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Many Grunts ignited, tumbled down the stairs, and desperately rolled to extinguish themselves.
许多咕噜人被点燃, 翻滚下楼梯, 绝望地滚动着想压灭火焰.
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The new flame can extinguish old flame, big pain can make minor suffering ease off.
新的火焰可以把旧的火焰扑灭, 大的苦痛可以使小的苦痛减轻.
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The surroundings helped extinguish any idealistic fervour that might have existed.
会议的气氛也彻底浇灭了任何可能存在过的理想主义热情.
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