Word
extinguish
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/ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ/
v 熄灭,扑灭
记忆: ex(没有) + ting(刺) + uish → 用针刺使没有 → 熄灭, 扑灭; 消灭
例句:Please extinguish all cigarettes.(请把香烟都熄灭了。);Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.(有人打电话叫消防队员来扑灭大火。)
派生:extinct;extinguishable;extinguisher
同近:silence;go out