英语词汇“extinction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

attempts to save the elephant from extinction
Greenpeace believes that whales are in danger of extinction.
Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction.
Out of 329 parrot species, 30 now face extinction.
The Scarlet Macaw is in imminent danger of extinction.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Among the Scandinavian settlers of the Upper Mississippi Valley, leprosy had declined to near extinction.
Epistandard rates of evolution are required to make up the loss through extinction.
If it were as bad as its critics contend, our society would be teetering on the edge of extinction.
In the infrared, extinction by dust is an order of magnitude smaller than in the visible portion of the spectrum.
Loss of beachfront habitat and predation by domestic cats and introduced red foxes pushed the least tern to the brink of extinction.
The belugas of the St Lawrence may now number only 400, and this local population is almost certainly doomed to extinction.

Longman Language Activatorto stop existing► disappear

if something disappears , it stops existing, and cannot be seen any more: · Thousands of square miles of rainforest are disappearing each year.· The dolphin has just about disappeared from the coasts of Britain.· Once you start drinking too heavily, the beneficial effects of alcohol disappear.

► vanish

to stop existing, especially because of a sudden or quick process: · All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.· The Shatin rice fields have long vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.vanish without a trace (=so that nothing remains): · Like so many dance crazes, the "moonwalk' was popular for a while in the clubs, then vanished without a trace.

► become extinct

if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct , all the animals or plants of that type die, so that the type does not exist any more: · Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.· If nothing is done to save the whales now, the species will soon become extinct.

► extinction

when all the animals or plants of a particular type die, so that the type no longer exists: · The Scarlet Macaw is in imminent danger of extinction.face/be threatened with extinction (=likely to soon become extinct): · Out of 329 parrot species, 30 now face extinction.· Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction. save something from extinction: · attempts to save the elephant from extinction

► die out

to gradually become rarer and then stop existing - use this about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom: · Diseases such as leprosy and polio have almost completely died out.· The country is changing very quickly and many of the old traditions are dying out.· The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago.

► cease to exist

to stop existing: · The town which Joyce wrote about has long since ceased to exist.· As of 1991, the Russian Communist Party effectively ceased to exist.

WORD SETS► Biology

aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► face extinction

(=be likely to stop existing soon)· The red squirrel faces extinction in England and Wales unless conservation measures are taken.

► cause/lead to extinction

(=make an animal, plant etc stop existing)· Exactly what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?

phrases► be threatened with extinction

(=very likely to stop existing)· Hundreds of species of birds are now threatened with extinction.

► be in danger of extinction

· The species are in danger of extinction in the UK.

► be on the brink/verge of extinction

(=be at the point of almost not existing)· The Siberian crane is on the verge of extinction due to hunting.

► be saved from extinction

· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.

adjectives► total/complete extinction

· Hippos may face total extinction if their habitat continues to dwindle.

► near extinction

(=being almost becoming extinct)· Wolves have returned to the forest, almost ten years after near extinction.

► virtual extinction

(=being very nearly extinct)· The deer has been hunted to virtual extinction.

► certain extinction

(=extinction which will definitely happen)· The crested ibis faces certain extinction in Japan after attempts to breed from the sole remaining pair have failed.

► imminent/impending extinction

(=likely to happen soon)· The ban on hunting was introduced to stop the imminent extinction of some big game animals.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be doomed to failure/defeat/extinction etc

Many species are doomed to extinction.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► mass

· The passing bell is sounding for the mass extinction of species.· It's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.· Indeed the most dramatic example of mass extinction known to biology has been caused by the introduction of an alien species.

NOUN► event

· The end of the Triassic was marked by what is probably the third largest extinction event since the Cambrian.· One possible case of paired impacts has been widely discussed in connection with the Cretaceous extinction event.

► face

· Out of 329 parrot species, 30 face extinction.

VERB► cause

· Whatever caused the extinction, it is not soft skin that determined survival.· It's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.· But germ lines can deteriorate and cause extinction of lineages.· This meant that they had now gained a tremendous advantage over the reptiles, even causing the extinction of many of them.

► doom

· Over the period since 1945 as a whole, other beasts proved mammoths - of elephantine size but doomed to extinction.· Under emancipation, the Negro was thought to be doomed to extinction.

► drive

· This trade may be driving some species to extinction.· The original passenger pigeon was driven into extinction from a population that reached almost ten million at one point in time.· They, too, are all being driven towards extinction.· The bug obtains its energy by chemical means and may drive smelters to extinction.

► hunt

· There, for 20 years, she had watched helplessly as that country's wildlife was systematically hunted to extinction.· Whales, too, were hunted to near extinction before the moratorium-of 1986.· The aurochs are thought to have been hunted to extinction in Britain during the Bronze Age.· The big cat has been hunted to near extinction.· Wolves, which are clean and beautiful, have been hunted almost to extinction because they are seen as dangerous.· Less clear is the question of whether mushrooms can be hunted to extinction.

► save

· Many are working to save species from extinction, animals from cruelty, natural environment from destruction.· He is at the forefront of the campaign to save the Elephant from extinction.· It was saved from total extinction by two developments.· Ornithologists have been fighting to save the bird from extinction for the last 50 years.

► threaten

· Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction.· Several equally renowned eating places such as Drouant are also threatened with extinction.· When this happens it can dramatically slash profits - and can even threaten a business with extinction.· Most of this trade is legal and involves species not threatened with extinction, although conservationists feel better controls are needed.· The large numbers of wild orchids being traded threatens some species with extinction.· And these prized woods come from special trees, many of them threatened with extinction.· There are between 80,000 and 100,000 species of trees, of which 8,000 are threatened with extinction.

单词	extinction
释义	extinctionex‧tinc‧tion /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES attempts to save the elephant from extinction Greenpeace believes that whales are in danger of extinction. Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction. Out of 329 parrot species, 30 now face extinction. The Scarlet Macaw is in imminent danger of extinction. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Among the Scandinavian settlers of the Upper Mississippi Valley, leprosy had declined to near extinction. Epistandard rates of evolution are required to make up the loss through extinction. If it were as bad as its critics contend, our society would be teetering on the edge of extinction. In the infrared, extinction by dust is an order of magnitude smaller than in the visible portion of the spectrum. Loss of beachfront habitat and predation by domestic cats and introduced red foxes pushed the least tern to the brink of extinction. The belugas of the St Lawrence may now number only 400, and this local population is almost certainly doomed to extinction. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto stop existing► disappear if something disappears , it stops existing, and cannot be seen any more: · Thousands of square miles of rainforest are disappearing each year.· The dolphin has just about disappeared from the coasts of Britain.· Once you start drinking too heavily, the beneficial effects of alcohol disappear. ► vanish to stop existing, especially because of a sudden or quick process: · All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.· The Shatin rice fields have long vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.vanish without a trace (=so that nothing remains): · Like so many dance crazes, the "moonwalk' was popular for a while in the clubs, then vanished without a trace. ► become extinct if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct , all the animals or plants of that type die, so that the type does not exist any more: · Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.· If nothing is done to save the whales now, the species will soon become extinct. ► extinction when all the animals or plants of a particular type die, so that the type no longer exists: · The Scarlet Macaw is in imminent danger of extinction.face/be threatened with extinction (=likely to soon become extinct): · Out of 329 parrot species, 30 now face extinction.· Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction. save something from extinction: · attempts to save the elephant from extinction ► die out to gradually become rarer and then stop existing - use this about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom: · Diseases such as leprosy and polio have almost completely died out.· The country is changing very quickly and many of the old traditions are dying out.· The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago. ► cease to exist to stop existing: · The town which Joyce wrote about has long since ceased to exist.· As of 1991, the Russian Communist Party effectively ceased to exist. WORD SETS► Biology aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► face extinction (=be likely to stop existing soon)· The red squirrel faces extinction in England and Wales unless conservation measures are taken. ► cause/lead to extinction (=make an animal, plant etc stop existing)· Exactly what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? phrases► be threatened with extinction (=very likely to stop existing)· Hundreds of species of birds are now threatened with extinction. ► be in danger of extinction · The species are in danger of extinction in the UK. ► be on the brink/verge of extinction (=be at the point of almost not existing)· The Siberian crane is on the verge of extinction due to hunting. ► be saved from extinction · There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction. adjectives► total/complete extinction · Hippos may face total extinction if their habitat continues to dwindle. ► near extinction (=being almost becoming extinct)· Wolves have returned to the forest, almost ten years after near extinction. ► virtual extinction (=being very nearly extinct)· The deer has been hunted to virtual extinction. ► certain extinction (=extinction which will definitely happen)· The crested ibis faces certain extinction in Japan after attempts to breed from the sole remaining pair have failed. ► imminent/impending extinction (=likely to happen soon)· The ban on hunting was introduced to stop the imminent extinction of some big game animals. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be doomed to failure/defeat/extinction etc Many species are doomed to extinction. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► mass · The passing bell is sounding for the mass extinction of species.· It's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.· Indeed the most dramatic example of mass extinction known to biology has been caused by the introduction of an alien species. NOUN► event · The end of the Triassic was marked by what is probably the third largest extinction event since the Cambrian.· One possible case of paired impacts has been widely discussed in connection with the Cretaceous extinction event. ► face · Out of 329 parrot species, 30 face extinction. VERB► cause · Whatever caused the extinction, it is not soft skin that determined survival.· It's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.· But germ lines can deteriorate and cause extinction of lineages.· This meant that they had now gained a tremendous advantage over the reptiles, even causing the extinction of many of them. ► doom · Over the period since 1945 as a whole, other beasts proved mammoths - of elephantine size but doomed to extinction.· Under emancipation, the Negro was thought to be doomed to extinction. ► drive · This trade may be driving some species to extinction.· The original passenger pigeon was driven into extinction from a population that reached almost ten million at one point in time.· They, too, are all being driven towards extinction.· The bug obtains its energy by chemical means and may drive smelters to extinction. ► hunt · There, for 20 years, she had watched helplessly as that country's wildlife was systematically hunted to extinction.· Whales, too, were hunted to near extinction before the moratorium-of 1986.· The aurochs are thought to have been hunted to extinction in Britain during the Bronze Age.· The big cat has been hunted to near extinction.· Wolves, which are clean and beautiful, have been hunted almost to extinction because they are seen as dangerous.· Less clear is the question of whether mushrooms can be hunted to extinction. ► save · Many are working to save species from extinction, animals from cruelty, natural environment from destruction.· He is at the forefront of the campaign to save the Elephant from extinction.· It was saved from total extinction by two developments.· Ornithologists have been fighting to save the bird from extinction for the last 50 years. ► threaten · Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction.· Several equally renowned eating places such as Drouant are also threatened with extinction.· When this happens it can dramatically slash profits - and can even threaten a business with extinction.· Most of this trade is legal and involves species not threatened with extinction, although conservationists feel better controls are needed.· The large numbers of wild orchids being traded threatens some species with extinction.· And these prized woods come from special trees, many of them threatened with extinction.· There are between 80,000 and 100,000 species of trees, of which 8,000 are threatened with extinction. 1when a particular type of animal or plant stops existing: species in danger of extinctionon the verge/edge/brink of extinction (=nearly extinct) The breed was on the verge of extinction. They were hunted almost to extinction. Conservationists are trying to save the whale from extinction.face extinction/be threatened with extinction Many endangered species now face extinction.2when a type of person, custom, skill etc stops existing: Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction.COLLOCATIONSverbsface extinction (=be likely to stop existing soon)· The red squirrel faces extinction in England and Wales unless conservation measures are taken.cause/lead to extinction (=make an animal, plant etc stop existing)· Exactly what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?phrasesbe threatened with extinction (=very likely to stop existing)· Hundreds of species of birds are now threatened with extinction.be in danger of extinction· The species are in danger of extinction in the UK.be on the brink/verge of extinction (=be at the point of almost not existing)· The Siberian crane is on the verge of extinction due to hunting.be saved from extinction· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.adjectivestotal/complete extinction· Hippos may face total extinction if their habitat continues to dwindle.near extinction (=being almost becoming extinct)· Wolves have returned to the forest, almost ten years after near extinction.virtual extinction (=being very nearly extinct)· The deer has been hunted to virtual extinction.certain extinction (=extinction which will definitely happen)· The crested ibis faces certain extinction in Japan after attempts to breed from the sole remaining pair have failed.imminent/impending extinction (=likely to happen soon)· The ban on hunting was introduced to stop the imminent extinction of some big game animals.
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