新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

extinctIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪkˈstɪŋkt]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 绝种的
A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.
双语例句
例：
At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
按照目前的下降速度，许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。
例：
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
狼在英国绝种已经250年了。
例：
the bones of extinct animals.
绝种动物的骨头。
2. 不复存在的
If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society.
双语例句
例：
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.
草药医术在西方已成为一项几乎灭绝的机能。
3. 死的（火山）
An extinct volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt anymore.
双语例句
例：
Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
它最高的火山是熄灭已久的奥林匹斯山。

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