extinguish

英 [?k'st??gw??; ek-] 美[?k'st??ɡw??]
  • vt. 熄滅；壓制；償清

英英釋意

1. put an end to; kill;
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
"quench the flames"
"snuff out the candles"
3. extinguish by crushing;
"stub out your cigar"
4. kill in large numbers;
"the plague wiped out an entire population"