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extinct

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ nghĩa là bị dập tắt, bị đè nén

Các nghĩa

  1. bị dập tắt, bị đè nén

    Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed.

    figuratively · not-comparable

    My breath is corrupt, my dayes are extinct, the graues are ready for me.

    Conversation seemed nearly extinct, and yet neither offered to turn back.

  2. không còn tồn tại, lỗi thời

    Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, languages, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.

    figuratively · not-comparable

    Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.

    The title became extinct when the last baron died.

    The ex-G.C. Class A5 4-6-2T, of which No. 69820 was one, is now extinct.

  3. tuyệt chủng

    Of an animal or plant species or group of species, a group of people, a family, etc., having no living members, representatives, or descendants.

    figuratively · not-comparable

    Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

    [M]any breeds, now extinct or rare, both of quadrupeds and birds, were still common.

    Wrex: And before you die, I want you to know I'm calling off our support for Earth! If my people go extinct, so do yours!

  4. đã tắt, không còn hoạt động

    Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.

    figuratively · not-comparable

    Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.

    They found the sites of extinct geysers.

  5. đã phân rã hết, không còn tồn tại nguyên thủy

    Of a radioisotope: no longer occurring primordially due to having decayed away completely, because it has a relatively short half-life.

    figuratively · not-comparable