音标：[ik'stiŋkʃәn]
n. 消失, 消灭, 废止
【化】 消光; 熄灭
【医】 消退
在线英汉词典

extinction的短语、例句：

extinction n[U] 1 action of making extinct; state of being extinct 灭绝; 绝种
We may live to see the extinction of the whale. 人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝.
a tribe threatened by/with extinction 受到绝种威胁的部落. 2 (fml 文) act of extinguishing 熄灭
the extinction of a fire, a political movement, youthful hopes 火的熄灭、 政治运动的平息、 青年人希望的幻灭.