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

extinguishextinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYextinguish

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to extinguish

VERB TABLE

extinguish

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	extinguish
	he, she, it	extinguishes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	extinguished
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have extinguished
	he, she, it	has extinguished
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had extinguished
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will extinguish
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have extinguished

Continuous Form
Present	I	am extinguishing
	he, she, it	is extinguishing
	you, we, they	are extinguishing
Past	I, he, she, it	was extinguishing
	you, we, they	were extinguishing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been extinguishing
	he, she, it	has been extinguishing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been extinguishing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be extinguishing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been extinguishing

1to make a fire or light stop burning or shining SYN put out: Please extinguish all cigarettes.2literary to make an idea or feeling stop existing: The news extinguished all hope of his return. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin exstinguere, from stinguere to extinguish]