extinguish
verb[T]
uk/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/us/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/extinguishverb[T](FIRE/LIGHT)
tostopafireor alightburning:
熄灭,扑灭(火或光)It took thefirefightersseveralhoursto extinguish theflames.消防队员花了几个小时才将烈焰扑灭。
to extinguish acigarette掐灭香烟
Fire service
- beatsomethingout
- extinguisher
- fire alarm
- fire blanket
- fire department
- fire drill
- fire engine
- fire hydrant
- fire marshal
- fire plug
- firebreak
- firehouse
- fireman
- fireproof
- firetrap
- flame-retardant
- flameproof
- hose
- quench
- tender
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Stopping fires
extinguishverb[T](FEELING/IDEA)
literary
tostopor getridof anideaorfeeling:
使(想法或感情)破灭;使消亡Nothing could extinguish hislovefor her.什么都无法熄灭他对她的爱情之火。
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- amnesiac
- anterograde
- blur
- bury
- erase
- fall/slip through the cracksidiom
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- putsomethingbehindyouidiom
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- rusty