(尤指用水、土等)熄灭(火);扑灭(火灾)。也可引申为使(希望、感情等)消失/破灭。
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
Please extinguish the candle before you go to bed.
睡前请把蜡烛熄灭。
The firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the blaze that threatened the nearby homes.
消防员通宵奋战,扑灭了威胁附近住宅的大火。
“Extinguish”来自中古英语 extinguishen,源自拉丁语 extinguere(ex- “出、完全” + stinguere “刺、熄灭”),原义带有“把火彻底弄灭”的意思,后来也常用于比喻“使某种情绪或希望消失”。