英語(yǔ)專四常見詞辨析235:保護(hù)環(huán)境,抑制物種“滅絕”
2011-06-10 06:00
destroy, exterminate, extinguish
這3個(gè)動(dòng)詞均有“消滅”之意。
destroy : 指通過殺戮或終止某人某物的機(jī)能,使之無(wú)用或毀滅。
It seems he's destroying himself.(他似乎正在毀滅自己。)
exterminate : 指大量地、成批地殺害、消滅。
Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants。(有些人在植物上噴撒毒劑以殺死花園內(nèi)的昆蟲。)
extinguish : 原義指滅火,轉(zhuǎn)義后暗示生命、希望等像火一樣地消滅、熄滅。
His discovery extinguished the achievements of his colleague.(他的發(fā)現(xiàn)使他同事的成就黯然失色。)