adj. 灭绝的；绝种的；消逝的；破灭的
extinct只有用作形容词这一种用法，用作形容词时可以作定语也可以作表语
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。
1. Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.
草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺。
2. Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
它最高的火山是早已熄灭的奥林波斯山。
3. Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。
4. The extinct volcano's eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.
死火山又重新喷发,对这座城市来说意味着大难临头.
5. Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.
她激情已逝,无从心回意转.
6. Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?
有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情 呢 ?