English Dictionary

extinguish

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

動詞

他動詞 直訳 自動詞

(transitive) to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench / (transitive) to destroy or abolish something / (transitive) to obscure or eclipse something

日本語の意味

火を消す、消火する / 燃焼中のものの燃えを止める / 何かを破壊または廃止する / 何かを覆い隠して影を落とす（目立たなくする）

Please extinguish the candle before you leave the room.

部屋を出る前にろうそくの火を消してください。

意味（1）

(transitive) to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

意味（2）

(transitive) to destroy or abolish something

She extinguished all my hopes.

意味（3）

(transitive) to obscure or eclipse something

The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

意味（4）

(transitive, psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex

Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.

意味（5）

(transitive, literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction

意味（6）

(intransitive) To die out.

意味（7）

(transitive) to kill

extinguishes （ present singular third-person ）

extinguishing （ participle present ）

extinguished （ participle past ）

extinguished （ past ）