extinguish
v[Tn]
1
(a) cause (sth) to stop burning; put out 使(某物)熄灭; 扑灭
Please extinguish your cigarettes. 请将香烟熄灭.
They tried to extinguish the flames. 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭.
(b) (fig fml 比喻, 文) end the existence of (hope, love, passion, etc) 使(希望、 爱情、 激情等)不复存在
His behaviour extinguished the last traces of affection she had for him. 他的这种行为使她对他的最後一丝爱慕之情荡然无存.
2 clear or pay off (a debt) 清偿(债务).> extinguisher = fire extinguisher (fire).
I'm not sure that this conference is as good as last year's.
我确信这次会议不如去年的会议精彩。
You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.
你可以想像得到,特别是在中国和日本这些使用文字而不是字母的国家,这是多么有用处!
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.