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单词 extinct
释义

extinct

adjective
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
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  1. (of a type of plant, animal, etc.) no longer in existence
    • an extinct species
    • to become extinct
    • The red squirrel is in danger of becoming extinct in England.
    • the fossilised remains of extinct animals
    • The numbers of these animals have been falling steadily and they are now almost extinct.
    • The species was presumed extinct.
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    • biodiversity
    • conservation
    • endanger
    • the environment
    • extinct
    • green
    • managed
    • species
    • sustainable
    • toxic
    Topics Animalsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • go
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • long
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  2. (of a type of person, job or way of life) no longer in existence in society
    • Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
  3. (of a volcano) no longer active
  4. opposite active
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct- ‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’.
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