extinct

1. ADJ A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place. 絕種的

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，許多雨林動(dòng)物不到十年就會(huì)絕種。

2. ADJ If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society. 不復(fù)存在的

Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world. 草藥醫(yī)術(shù)在西方世界幾乎已成了一項(xiàng)絕跡的技術(shù)。

3. ADJ 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奧林匹斯山。