extinguishing

英 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

v.  熄灭; 扑灭; 毁灭; 消灭; 使破灭
extinguish的现在分词

现在分词：extinguishing　

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柯林斯词典

• VERB 熄灭;扑灭
  If youextinguisha fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
  1. It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire...
     大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。
  2. The lights are extinguished as soon as the news conference is over.
     新闻发布会一结束，灯光就熄灭了。
• VERB 消除;使破灭
  If somethingextinguishesa feeling or idea, it destroys it.
  1. The message extinguished her hopes of Richard's return.
     那条消息使她对理查德归来的希望彻底破灭。

英英释义

noun

• the act of extinguishing
  1. the extinction of the lights
  Synonym:extinctionquenching

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