extinct
英 [?k'st??kt; ek-]
美[?k'st??kt]
- adj. 灭绝的，绝种的；熄灭的
- vt. 使熄灭
英英释意
- 1. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives;
- "an extinct species of fish"
- "an extinct royal family"
- "extinct laws and customs"
- 2. of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;
- "an extinct volcano"
- 3. of a fire; being out or having grown cold;
- "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
- "the fire is out"