extinct
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/📚 9557 1四级六级考研托福雅思A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place. 绝种的
adjective [原级]灭绝的；消亡的；（火山）死的；（贵族称号）无合法继承人的；熄灭了的
At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
按照目前的下降速度，许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。
ex(没有) + tinct(刺) → 用针刺使没有的 → 灭绝的
单词造句:
- 网友用“Extinct”造句精选
- Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world. 草药医术在西方世界几乎已成了一项绝迹的技术。
- Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons. 它最高的火山是已死很久的奥林匹斯山。
- The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction. 对绝种的生命形式进行克隆的想法仍然属于科学幻想。
- Scientists are attempting to compare features of extinct animals with living analogues. 科学家正试图把已灭绝动物的特征与现存类似动物相比较。