英 [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] 美 [ɪkˈstɪŋkt]
adj. 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
extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ CET6 TEM4
形容词 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
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。
形容词 If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society. 不复存在的
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。
形容词 An extinct volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt anymore. 死的 (火山)
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。
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
an extinct species of fish ; an extinct royal family ; extinct laws and customs
同义词： nonextant
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
an extinct volcano
灭绝的
绝种的
而且extinct（灭绝的）是一个状态,如果要表达正在慢慢或逐渐消失的这个过程的话,不能直接用extinct来表达.
... external 外面的;外来的 extinct (火等)熄灭了的;绝种的 federal 联邦(制)的 ...
单场81分，恐怕是要绝迹(Extinct)的罗，连乔丹老爷子那样神勇的得分王都不过70，后世还有这样的人才么？
... external 外面的;外来的 extinct (火等)熄灭了的;绝种的 federal 联邦(制)的 ...
extinguishable 可熄灭的；可灭绝的
extinction 消失；消灭；废止
extinguisher 灭火器；消灭者；熄灭者
extinguish 熄灭；压制；偿清
使熄灭
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。
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。
Until two years ago, the Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union said Przewalski's horses were extinct in the wild.
VOA : special.2010.06.22
The group of now extinct humans known as Neanderthals did not leave clear evidence of being musical.
VOA : special.2009.08.18
Some of them get reinforced and those are the ones that survive and others don't get reinforced and those are the ones that go extinct.
一些行为得到了强化，因而保存了下来,另一些行为则并未得到强化,不再出现。
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"A citizen scientist outside Peoria actually sent in a photograph of a species of bumblebee, the rusty patched bumblebee,bombus affinis, that was thought to have gone extinct in that area, and was recovered by a private citizen with a digital camera."
VOA : special.2011.05.24
Cloning extinct or endangered species should come as no surprise in the annals of anthropogenic busywork.
Last year about 300 toads were rescued, with some populations in the Stroud area becoming extinct.
BBC: Patrols save more than 1,000 toads in Stroud's Five Valleys
Extinction is the norm in evolution: the vast majority of all species have gone extinct.