| 词汇 | extinguishing |
| 释义 | extinguishing present participle ofextinguish extinguish verb[ T ] uk /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ us /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ extinguishverb[T] (FIRE/LIGHT)to stop a fire or a light burning: 熄灭，扑灭（火或光） It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.消防队员花了几个小时才将烈焰扑灭。 to extinguish a cigarette掐灭香烟 Fire service beat something out extinguisher fire alarm fire blanket fire department fire engine fire hydrant fire marshal fire truck firebreak firehouse fireman fireplug firetrail firetrap flameproof hose quench smoke detector tender You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stopping fires extinguishverb[T] (FEELING/IDEA)literary to stop or get rid of an idea or feeling: 使（想法或感情）破灭;使消亡 Nothing could extinguish his love for 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 forget forget itidiom forgetful forgetfully forgetfulness retrograde amnesia rustily rusty scatterbrained scatty senior moment Examples of extinguishingextinguishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Both solutions deal with the problem of inconsistency without extinguishing one side or the other of the conflict. Note the narrow elongated structures enhancing significantly the chance of extinguishing one or the other life form. Extinguishing common rights had been seen as a way of creating a more malleable agricultural workforce dependent on wage-labour. Foveal cells were not fixation cells because briefly extinguishing a fixated target caused an interruption in activity. For example, if the fire service is unable to determine which extinguishing agent they need for the good being transported, this can have fatal consequences. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English But when a fire caused by this intense heat has started, water is undoubtedly the best means of extinguishing it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall have solved the problem by extinguishing the territory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Forty-one acres of plantations were burnt with a loss of£650; damage to buildings was valued at£140, and£85 was spent in extinguishing the fires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulty is that there is no means of extinguishing it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In consequence, the funds available in 1911 for compensating persons interested in extinguishing licences were very considerably less than they ought to have been. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Originally, many years ago, the insurance companies undertook the duty of extinguishing fires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also the varying times of extinguishing the lights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Carrying that principle a little further, though no such example was quoted, it would decline to assist in such measures as extinguishing fires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is different from waiving or extinguishing a loan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there would be some possibility of extinguishing the fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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