extinction
noun /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing
（植物、动物、生活方式等的）灭绝，绝种，消亡 - a tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction
面临消亡威胁／有消亡危险的部落 - The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.
这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。 - The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.
山地大猩猩已濒临灭绝。 - We know of several mass extinctions in the earth's history.
我们知道地球历史上出现过几次大规模的灭绝。 - a campaign to save wild koalas from extinction
拯救野生考拉免于灭绝的运动 - Will technology in music drive creativity to extinction?
音乐中的科技会不会把创造力逼到绝路？ - The dormouse in Britain may face extinction if ancient woodland continues to disappear.
如果古老的林地继续消失，英国的睡鼠可能会面临灭绝。 - A comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
一颗彗星与地球相撞可能导致了恐龙的大规模灭绝。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- global
- mass
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- cause
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- be doomed to
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词源late Middle English: from Latin exstinctio(n-), from exstinguere ‘quench’, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. - a tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction