音标:[ik'stiŋkt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 熄灭的, 灭绝的, 耗尽的
[法] 消灭了的, 过时的, 无效的
a. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
a. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
s. being out or having grown cold

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extinct的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. This is an extinct species of fish.这是一种已经灭绝的鱼。
  2. This species will be extinct in a few decades.几十年后这个物种将会灭绝。
  3. An extinct volcano can no longer erupt.一个灭绝的火山已不能再爆发。
  4. My hope of getting some employment was extinct.我要找到工作的希望落空了。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢?
n. +~
  1. That was a fashion long extinct.那是早已不流行的样式。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种几百万年了。
  2. Nowadays the belief in magic is almost extinct.今天几乎无人相信巫术。
  3. All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
副词+~
  • almost extinct几乎没有
  • automatically extinct自行灭绝
  • practically extinct几乎绝迹

经典引文

  • It tooke fire..but was quickly extinct.

    出自:R. Byfield
  • He would sit..brooding.., a cigar extinct between his lips.

    出自:J. Galsworthy
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