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单词 extinction
释义
extinction
noun[U]
uk
/ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
C1
asituationin which something nolongerexists:
灭绝；绝种
The extinctionofthedinosaursoccurredmillions ofyearsago.恐龙灭绝于数百万年前。
Manyspeciesofplantsandanimalsareindangerof/threatenedwithextinction(= beingdestroyedso that they nolongerexist).多种动植物濒临灭绝的危险。
Somepeoplepredictthe extinctionoffamilylifeas weknowit today.一些人预言我们现在熟知的家庭生活方式将会消亡。
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(Definition ofextinctionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextinction

extinction
The results in fig. 2 show the relationship between theextinctionprobability and g for various numbers of surviving flies in the target population.
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Selection and drift in subdivided populations : a straightforward method for deriving diffusion approximations and applications involving dominance, selfing and local extinctions.
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Estimating rates of local speciesextinction, colonization, and turnover in animal communities.
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This is a very skillfully crafted synthesis of our knowledge of evolution andextinction.
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Population extinctions resulting in endemism (sole occurrence in a locality or nation) in the wrong country can be the forerunner of species extinctions.
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Two approaches have been implemented to generate spectralextinctionfunctions for cone pigments.
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Ecosystems are not being maintained, safety factors are ignored, speciesextinctionpersists at an unprecedented level, and our very global life-support systems are under threat.
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In our simulations we considered founding events but not extinctions.
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The resulting atmospheric debris led to climate cooling, a reduction of vegetation, and massextinction.
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Far from affirming continuity, scripture affirmsextinctionand recreation.
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The probability ofextinctionis dependent, in part, on the initial starting densities of hosts and parasites.
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Apparently, species with smaller niches (= specialists) have less chance to survive deforestation and are more prone to localextinctionthan those with wider niches.
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Climatic warming due to thermal-radiation from an urban area as possible cause for the localextinctionof a land snail.
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In the absence of such complicated computations it is up to biologists to assess the credibility of parameter combinations that lead to extinctions.
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In (c) there are nine extinctions and one major outbreak that persists for 30 years.
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Collocationswithextinction

extinction

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brink of extinction
It is a pity that fishing has had to come almost to thebrinkofextinctionto give us that opportunity.
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danger of extinction
That would also enable peerages which are indangerofextinction, for want of male issue, to be revitalised.
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eventual extinction
This was seen as an unnecessary burden on a productive countryside, and the party argued for their eventual extinction over a number of years.
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