看电影记六级词汇24Extinguish

　　英汉解释

　　vt. 熄灭;压制;偿清

　　同义词

　　v. blow out，crush out，decimate，snuff out

　　反义词

　　v. ignite，light

　　词汇辨析

　　destroy，exterminate，extinguish

　　这3个动词均有消灭之意。 destroy 指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。

　　exterminate 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。

　　extinguish 原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。

　　参考例句

　　1. Her life was finally extinguished by the onset of liver complaint.

　　她的生命之火终因肝病发作而被掐灭了。

　　2. They tried to extinguish the flames.

　　他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。

　　3. Extinguish yourself at her feet, my heart.

　　停息吧，你的心，仆伏在她脚前。

　　4. It took us hours to extinguish the fires.

　　我们用了好几个小时才把火扑灭。

　　5. The new flame can extinguish old flame, big pain can make minor suffering ease off.

　　新的火焰可以把旧的火焰扑灭，大的苦痛可以使小的苦痛减轻。

　　6. Heavy rain cant extinguish a warmly heart!

　　大雨浇不灭一颗燥热的心!

　　7. Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes.

　　吸烟是禁止的,请你把烟熄掉。

　　8. Then, when the sun shines in, it will be such a light that no one will ever be able to extinguish it again.

　　当阳光洒进来的时候，那种光明，将再也没有人能摁灭。

　　视频对话：

　　The body must have been put here after the fire was extinguished.

　　尸体一定是在火灭了之后才放到这里的。

　　There were a dozen cops and two dozen firefighters on the scene.

　　现场有十几个警察，二十几个消防员。