用作定语
▲～+n.
 Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢?
▲n.+～
That was a fashion long extinct.那是早已不流行的样式。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
 Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种几百万年了。
Nowadays the belief in magic is almost extinct.今天几乎无人相信巫术。
All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。

［同义词］   abolished, dead, ended, extinguished
［反义词］   extant, living
［词源］＜拉丁语exstinctus(熄灭的)