extinguish vt. 1.熄(灯),灭(火),熄灭(希望等)。 2.消灭,扑灭。 3.废除;压制;使沉默。 4.使销声匿迹;使暗淡;使失色。 5.【法律】偿清。 6.使失效,废除,取消。 extinguish one's hope 使希望破灭。 She was extinguished by her sisters. 她的姐妹使她相形见绌。 extinguish one's opponents with a single word 一句话把对方说得哑口无言。 adj. -able 可熄的;会绝灭的;可扑灭的。 n. -er 1. 消灭者。 2. 消除器;熄灯器;灭火器。 n. -ment 消灭;熄灭;绝灭;偿清。
To extinguish a fire , one of these three " ingredients " needs to be removed 要灭火,便要将这3种材料其中之一移走。
The high buildings have such features as fire spreading fast , difficulty of extinguishing a fire and rescuing human beings and properties , so it has been an increasing urgent demand that how to effectively protect the safety of high building and detect the fire as early as possible 由于高层建筑火灾具有传播速度快、灭火和营救都比较困难等特点,所以如何有效的进行高层建筑火灾的安全防范以及尽早发现火灾的问题就变得越来越紧迫。