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Definition and Synonyms for 絶滅
1. | 断滅 | 絶滅する |
Die Out | become extinct | |
Synonyms: | 廃絶, 死滅, 死に絶える, 滅ぶ, 滅びる, 滅亡, 滅失, 絶える, 絶家, 絶え果てる, 絶滅 | |
2. | 消去 | 終わらせるか、途切れさせるか、取り除く |
Eliminate | terminate, end, or take out | |
Synonyms: | なくす, のける, 取り去る, 取り除く, 消す, 消去, 消し去る, 消除, 絶やす, 絶滅, 避ける, 除く, 除する, 除却, 除去 | |
3. | 絶滅 | 完全消滅 |
Extinction | complete annihilation | |
Synonyms: | 全滅, 根絶, 絶滅 | |
4. | 壊滅 | 何かを完全に破壊する出来事(または、出来事の結果) |
Demolition | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | |
Synonyms: | 取り壊し, 取り壊す, 取り潰す, ぶち壊す, 壊す, 壊滅, 損壊, 撃滅, 毀棄, 破壊, 粉砕, 絶滅 | |
5. | 絶滅 | すでに存在しないこと |
Defunctness | no longer in existence | |
Synonyms: | 絶滅 |
Meanings for each kanji in 絶滅
» | 絶 | discontinue; beyond; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress |
» | 滅 | destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish |
Categories 絶滅 is a member of
1. | 掻消える | 道に迷う、警告あるいは説明なしで |
Vanish | get lost, as without warning or explanation | |
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2. | 害う | 処分する、破壊あるいは破滅を引き起こす |
Destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of | |
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3. | フィニッシュ | あることを終わらせる出来事 |
Finish | event whose occurrence ends something | |
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4. | 壊滅 | 全面破壊 |
Annihilation | total destruction | |
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5. | デス | 命がないこと、あるいは死んでいること |
Death | the absence of life or state of being dead | |
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Sample Sentences for 絶滅
シベリアトラは絶滅の危機に瀕している。
The Siberian Tiger is on the verge of the crisis of extermination.
剣歯虎が絶滅したのは氷河時代であった。
It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.
ワニは暑い天候ではオスの子供しか生まないので、子供を産むメスがいなくなるという理由で、これもまた絶滅するかもしれない。
The crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed.
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