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extinguish

C1 verb

extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ nghĩa là dập tắt

Các nghĩa

  1. dập tắt

    To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

    transitive

    We need to extinguish that fire.

    Tom helped to extinguish the fire.

    Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.

  2. làm lu mờ, che khuất

    To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).

    figuratively · transitive

    A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison

    The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

  3. giết, thủ tiêu

    To kill (someone).

    figuratively · transitive

  4. tiêu diệt, hủy diệt

    To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.

    figuratively · transitive

    She extinguished all my hopes.

    They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers

  5. làm mất phản xạ có điều kiện

    To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned reflex).

    figuratively · transitive

    Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.

  6. dập tắt, đè nén

    To suppress (something, as feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.); to quench.

    figuratively · transitive

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. bãi bỏ, hủy bỏ

    To abolish or make void (a law, a legal right, etc.); also, to cancel (a creditor's claim, a licence, etc.).

    figuratively · transitive

  2. tắt, lụi tàn

    To die out.

    intransitive · reflexive

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