More than 200 people were forced to evacuate from several villages due to the spread of a fire on the forested flank of a mountain near the Italian border. Firefighters said it could take days or weeks to fully put out the blaze, which has spread to 100 ...
33. abolish, cancel, eliminate, dispose, erase, exclude, extinguish e.g. The government abolished the age-old agriculture levy. The meeting has been cancelled because of the flu. The losing team was eliminated from further competition. (淘汰) After your picnic, please dispose of the litter.(...
In characterizing capitalism in 1867 as "solely the restless stirring for gain, this absolute desire for enrichment, this passionate hunt for value" Marx was referring to MacCulloch's Principles of Political Economy (1830): "This inextinguishable passion for 5 gain, the auri sacra fames ['for...
Our collaboration has culminated in Harmonize Your Home, an album of music composed specifically for each of the five elements utilized in Feng Shui. Playing the album from start to finish takes your environment through an energetic tour of Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Met...
extinguish / Ik5stINgwIF; Ik`stIN^wIF/ v [Tn] 1 (a) cause (sth) to stop burning; put out 使(某物)熄灭; 扑灭: Please extinguish your cigarettes. 请将香烟熄灭. *| They tried to extinguish the flames. 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭. (b) (fig fml 比喻, 文) end the existence of (hope, ...