extinction
noun
ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
noun
1
when
a
particular
kind
of
animal
or
plant
stops
existing
灭绝，绝种
species
in
danger
of
extinction
有灭绝危险的物种
on
the
verge/edge/brink
of
extinction
(nearly
extinct)
濒临灭绝
The
breed
was
on
the
verge
of
extinction.
这一物种濒临灭绝。
They
were
hunted
almost
to
extinction
.
它们被猎杀得几乎要灭绝了。
Conservationists
are
trying
to
save
the
whale
from
extinction
.
生态环境保护工作者正努力挽救鲸类以防止其灭绝。
face
extinction/be
threatened
with
extinction
Many
endangered
species
now
face
extinction.
许多濒危物种现正面临灭绝。
2
when
a
type
of
person,
custom,
skill
etc
stops
existing
〔某种类型的人、习俗、技能等的〕绝迹，消亡
Their
traditional
way
of
life
seems
doomed
to
extinction.
他们的传统生活方式似乎注定要消亡。