新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

extinctionIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

1. [U 不可数名词] （物种的）灭绝
The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining living members.
双语例句
例：
An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction.
人们正在发起一项活动来拯救一种鳄鱼，从而使其免遭灭绝。
例：
Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction.
许多物种已被射杀到频临灭绝了。
2. [U 不可数名词] （生活方式、活动的）消亡
If someone refers to the extinction of a way of life or type of activity, they mean that the way of life or activity stops existing.
双语例句
例：
The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.
樵夫们说他们的工作因不断下降的木材销售而面临消亡。

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