Extinguish



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 使...熄灭;使...不复存在
• ［英］ v. 使...熄灭 ( cause sth to stop burning) ; 使...不复存在 ( end the existence of hope, love, passion)
• ［记］ ex ( 出) +stingu ( 刺) +ish -> 把刺拿出去 -> 刺引申为火焰 -> 灭火

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish); akin to Latin instigare to incite — more at stick
• Date: circa 1540
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) to bring to an end ; make an end of <hope for their safety was slowly extinguished>
    • (2) to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness
  • b. to cause to cease burning ; quench
  • c. to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)
  • d. to dim the brightness of ; eclipse
• 2.
  • a. to cause to be void ; nullify <extinguish a claim>
  • b. to get rid of usually by payment <extinguish a debt>
• ? extinguishable adjective
• ? extinguisher noun
• ? extinguishment noun

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