| 单词 | extinction |
| 释义 | extinctionextinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1science, biology the disappearance of a whole species so that no more animals of that sort exist anymore: Greenpeace believes that whales are in danger of extinction.the brink/edge/verge of extinction Alligators had been hunted to the brink of extinction. The bison was threatened with extinction. The zoo has worked to save the birds from extinction.2the state of no longer existing in society anymore: Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction. |
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