extinguishing是什么意思？

extinguishing

英[ɪks'tɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ] 美[ɪks'tɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ]

• n. 熄灭；
• v. 使熄灭，扑灭( extinguish的现在分词 )，使…不复存在；

例句

• Market needs instead of the traditional fire - extinguishing agent of products. 市场需要替代传统灭火剂的产品出现.
• This is a new method of extinguishing forest fires. 这是一种扑灭森林之火的新方法.
• The two men swapped places, always extinguishing the light when they changed over. 那两名男子几次互调位置，并且每次交换时都会先灭了灯。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  熄灭;扑灭
  If you extinguish a fire or a light, you stop it burning or shining.
  例句
  It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire... 大约花了50分钟才把火扑灭。 The lights are extinguished as soon as the news conference is over. 新闻发布会一结束，灯光就熄灭了。
• VERB
  消除;使破灭
  If something extinguishes a feeling or idea, it destroys it.
  例句
  The message extinguished her hopes of Richard's return. 那条消息使她对理查德归来的希望彻底破灭。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning;
  "the extinction of the lights"