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一场拯救野生考拉灭绝的运动
- Will technology in music drive creativity to extinction?音乐中的技术会驱使创意灭绝吗？
- The dormouse in Britain may face extinction if ancient woodland continues to disappear.如果古代林地继续消失，英国的睡鼠可能会面临灭绝的危险。
- A comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.彗星与地球相撞可能导致了恐龙的灭绝。
Topics Animalsb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + extinction- cause
- lead to
- be doomed to
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See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exstinctio(n-), from exstinguere ‘quench’, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’.