extinguished
past simple and past participle ofextinguish
| 单词 | extinguished |
| 释义 | extinguished past simple and past participle ofextinguish extinguish verb[T] uk/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/us/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/extinguishverb[T](FIRE/LIGHT)tostopafireor alightburning: It took thefirefightersseveralhoursto extinguish theflames. to extinguish acigarette Fire service
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stopping fires extinguishverb[T](FEELING/IDEA)literary tostopor getridof anideaorfeeling: Nothing could extinguish hislovefor her. Forgetting and forgetfulness
Examplesofextinguishedextinguished In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Yet if the candle isextinguished, the same region looks white. From theCambridge English Corpus Further, its reification has largelyextinguishedconsideration of alternative classificatory models for depressive disorders. From theCambridge English Corpus Then the face of the sun was eaten; then the face of the sun was darkened; then its face wasextinguished. From theCambridge English Corpus One could argue that the war consumed itself, but that the tensions that fuelled it were not completelyextinguished. From theCambridge English Corpus While they were sleeping, after the lamps wereextinguished, the raven started dancing and jumping on the iglus and on the cliff. From theCambridge English Corpus Over the course of thousands of trials these illicit combinations were graduallyextinguished. From theCambridge English Corpus This granted the creatures a positive tropism towards light; however, their own lamps would beextinguishedif the new light signal became too powerful. From theCambridge English Corpus That the original fear association still exists underneath the blanket of safety is suggested by observations thatextinguishedfears can return spontaneously. From theCambridge English Corpus It is true that in operant learning, behavior is reinforced orextinguishedaccording to the pragmatic outcome. From theCambridge English Corpus And because they are relative, they may reasonably be limited by means of regulation orextinguishedthrough compulsory purchase. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor is the credit exposure automaticallyextinguishedby unit-linked securitization of the scheme, where this path is followed. From theCambridge English Corpus This was routinelyextinguishedduring receptive-field plotting and for some stimulus testing. From theCambridge English Corpus Many surface fires burn during the day, only to beextinguishedwhen relative humidity increases in the evening. From theCambridge English Corpus At the end of the initial fixation period, the spot was thenextinguishedfor 1.0 s and then turned back on. From theCambridge English Corpus She receives little praise and few rewards, and eventually her heroic efforts areextinguishedfrom lack of reinforcement. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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