extinct
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英[ɪkˈstɪŋkt]
|美[ɪk'stɪŋkt]
日语:絶滅した
法语:éteint
德语:ausgestorben
韩语:멸종된
俄语:extinguido
牛津词典
adj.
- 不再存在的;已灭绝的;绝种的
no longer in existence
- an extinct species
已灭绝的物种 - to become extinct
绝种
- 绝迹的;消亡了的;废除了的
no longer in existence in society
- Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。
- 不再活跃的;死的
no longer active
中文词源
extinct 灭绝的,绝种的
ex-, 向外。-stinct, 刺,词源同instinct, stick. 即拔刺,拔出,比喻义连根拔起,灭绝。
双语例句
- The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction.
克隆已经灭绝的生物的想法仍旧只限于科幻小说中。
- If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade
如果当前趋势继续发展下去,美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。
- Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.
草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺。
- Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
它最高的火山是早已熄灭的奥林波斯山。
- Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
恐龙绝种几百万年了。
- Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.
猛犸在史前时期就已绝迹。
- And he used the extinct volcano as a footstool.
而且,他还把那座死火山当作脚凳。
- The wild ginseng of Manchuria and korea, hunted assiduously for centuries, is now all but extinct.
人们数百年来千方百计搜寻的中国东北和朝鲜的野山参现在几乎绝迹了。
- All hopes were extinct.
所有希望都破灭了。
- The dinosaur became extinct before the appearance of man.
恐龙在人类出现以前就灭绝了。
- An extinct dinosaur came back to life!
一只灭绝的恐龙竟然复活了!
- They became extinct, Tim.
提姆,他们灭绝了。
- The dinosaurs and numerous other reptiles which had previously been dominant were extinct.
先前曾占主位的恐龙以及许多其他爬行动物到了这时都绝灭了。
- Can we continue to "be" on this planet, or will we become extinct like the dinosaurs?
我们能继续“生存”在这个地球上吗?抑或我们会像恐龙一样灭绝?
- I thought they were extinct!
我以为已经绝种了!
- An extinct fishlike vertebrate.
一种灭绝了的、像鱼一样脊椎动物。
- The DODOS is extinct.
渡渡鸟已经绝种了。
- One in particular is very excited by the find as the animal was believed to have been extinct.
有一个人对找到这个动物感到特别兴奋,因为他认为它们已经绝种了。
- Some of the species of birds are extinct.
有几种鸟类已经绝种了。
- They suddenly became extinct.
它们突然灭绝了。
- Fascism in Italy was extinct.
法西斯主义在意大利消灭了。
- Many tribes became extinct when they came into contact with Western illnesses.
许多部落在接触到西方疾病后就灭绝了。
- Some species become extinct because of people's ignorance.
有些物种由于人们的无和而灭绝。
- Many species of animals have been made extinct.
许多动物种类已被灭绝了。
- Survivors of a frog species that was thought to be extinct have been found.
一种此前被认为已经灭绝的青蛙种类的幸存者日前又出现在了人们的视线中。对于全世界的动物保护者和动物爱好者来说,这无疑是一件值得庆幸的事情。
- Dinosaurs became extinct way before you were born.
恐龙远在你出生之前就绝种了。
- The flower's been extinct for100 years.
这种花己经绝种一百年了。
- These animals became extinct because of climate changes and human activities.
由于气候变化和人类活动,这些动物逐渐灭绝了。
- I think that's why the Tyrannosaurus Rex went extinct.
我想这能说明为什么暴龙灭绝了。
语源
late Middle English (in the sense no longer alight): from Latin exstinct-extinguished, from the verb exstinguere(see extinguish)