- extinction
- [ik'stiŋkʃən]
- n. 消失；消灭；废止
参考例子
- 1.The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
- 成立这个协会是为了保护濒危物种不致灭绝。
- 2.If Australians could cooperate to save this special species, mankind should be able to prevent the extinction of all other animals, too.
- 如果澳洲人可以通力合作拯救这种特别的动物，那么人类也应该能够避免所有其他动物的灭亡。
- 3.Deforestation endangers many animals, and mankinds great thirst for water and other resources leads to the extinction of many plant forms.
- 砍伐森林危及许多动物，而人类对水和其他资源的需求极大，因而导致许多植物绝种。
英文解释
- n.
- 1.no longer in existence
- 2.no longer active; extinguished
- 3.the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
- 4.complete annihilation
- 5.a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes indepen
- 6.the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
网络释义
- extinction
- 灭绝; 消失; 消光; （生物）灭绝;
- wildlife extinction
- 野生动物灭绝; 动物灭绝;
- oblique extinction
- 斜消光;
- genetic extinction
- 遗传绝灭，遗传死亡[由于突变使某基因型的适合度降低，并使有关个体的繁殖力降低或不育，从而导致某等位基因从基因库中消失; 遗传绝灭，遗传死亡; 遗传灭绝; 遗传上[的]不适合者;
- anomalous extinction
- 异常消光;