| 单词 | extinction |
| 释义 | extinction (ɪkstɪŋkʃən ) 1. uncountable noun The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining living members. An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction. Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction. Synonyms: dying out, death, destruction, abolition 2. uncountable noun If someone refers to the extinction of a way of life or type of activity, they mean that the way of life or activity stops existing. The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales. Collocations: extinction event Today, partly owing to this technological revolution, we are living through a major extinction event. Smithsonian Mag For years, scientists have been sounding the alarm about biodiversity’s dramatic decline in what some have dubbed the world’s sixth mass extinction event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Birds diversified rapidly shortly after the extinction event, but scientists still aren’t sure exactly when it happened and how it varied among species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mammals did not emerge from the extinction event unscathed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were wiped out 360m years ago in a mass extinction event but their 90m years of dominance saw them evolve some of the key features of modern vertebrates. Times, Sunday Times Or, more generally, the mass extinction of species. Times, Sunday Times Many scientists are focusing on the mass extinction of species now under way. Times, Sunday Times When paleontologists consider fossils in the context of what we know about past environments, a clearer picture of what causes the extinction of species starts to emerge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A positive outcome will shout that we are not willing to accept extinction of species as inevitable. Times, Sunday Times It provides strong evidence for formation (speciation) of and the extinction of species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fortunately, tales of its imminent extinction appear to have been exaggerated. Times, Sunday Times This has forced scientists and governments to confront the fact that a lot of species face imminent extinction. Times, Sunday Times Characteristically, he revelled in his imminent extinction. Times,Sunday Times More 50 species of mammals, 2,000 plants, thousands of invertebrates and 274 species of bird, of which 14 are threatened with imminent extinction, will benefit from the forest's protected status. Times, Sunday Times These species can be threatened by imminent extinction if they are hunted on their breeding grounds or if their breeding colonies are destroyed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That’s not to say a ground-dwelling lifestyle was the only thing required for making it out of the mass extinction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There has been a sudden, mass extinction of what we might term the 'stolen gossip'. Times, Sunday Times In continent after continent, episodes of mass extinction follow the arrival of human beings: and across the world, the full-on destruction continues. Times, Sunday Times A small increase in carbon dioxide, similar to current levels, triggered a mass extinction 200 million years ago. The Sun We are presiding over the largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Times, Sunday Times Something caused the near extinction of the financial system and people want to know why. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Both clubs have known penury, relegation and near extinction. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Most people think that elephants are not near extinction yet, but they have declined to a couple of hundred thousand and will continue to decline. Into Africa - a social history of the East African Safari (1989) Fish are the last hunted food, in some cases hunted to near extinction, while the huge factory boats do enormous damage to their environment. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The awe-inspiring sight has, however, become increasingly rare in recent decades as long-line fishing has put species under threat of extinction. Times, Sunday Times (2009) From coral reefs to cloud forests, icecaps to islands, the threat of extinction looms large. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The animal is under threat of extinction in the wild as its forest habitat is destroyed to make way for agricultural land. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It has also allowed him to rescue his company from the threat of extinction. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 灭绝物种的 Japanese: 絶滅 |
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