extinguish
英 [ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ; ek-]
美[ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
- vt. 熄灭；压制；偿清
英英释意
- 1. put an end to; kill;
- "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
- 2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
- "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
- "quench the flames"
- "snuff out the candles"
- 3. extinguish by crushing;
- "stub out your cigar"
- 4. kill in large numbers;
- "the plague wiped out an entire population"