2N-UNCOUNT 消亡;消灭;不复存在 If someone refers to the extinction of a way of life or type of activity, they mean that the way of life or activity stops existing. 消亡;消灭;不复存在
The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXTINCTIONADJECTIVE➤global, mass, total, widespread全球性/大規模/全部/大範圍滅絕◇the mass extinction of the dinosaurs恐龍的大規模滅絕➤near, virtual瀕臨絕種;事實上消亡▸➤imminent即將消亡➤eventual最終滅亡▸➤local在當地絕跡▸➤species物種滅絕VERB + EXTINCTION➤cause, lead to造成絕種;導致消亡◇Modern farming methods have led to the total extinction of many species of wild flowers.現代耕作方法導致許多種野花完全絕種了。➤be doomed to, be in danger of, be on the brink of, be on the edge of, be on the verge of, be threatened with, face注定要消亡;瀕危;受到滅絕的威脅;面臨絕種◇The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.這個島上的生活方式注定要消失。◇These animals are now on the verge of extinction.這些動物現已瀕於滅絕。➤prevent避免滅絕▸➤be saved from, survive免於滅絕