be almost extinct
The species is almost extinct.
该物种几乎灭绝。
几乎灭绝;濒临灭绝
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几乎灭绝;濒临灭绝
almost extinct
The species is almost extinct.
该物种几乎灭绝。
多指物种、语言等即将不复存在;书面语可作“不绝如缕”。
This species of frog is almost extinct because its wetland habitat is disappearing.
这种青蛙几乎灭绝,因为它的湿地栖息地正在消失。
The old dialect is almost extinct, and only a few villagers can speak it.
这种古老方言几乎绝迹,只有少数村民还会说。
These traditional weaving skills are almost extinct now that machines produce cloth faster.
如今机器织布更快,这些传统纺织技艺几乎失传。
The species is almost extinct.
该物种几乎灭绝。
The language has become almost extinct.
这种语言已近灭绝。
用于被动语态时,可写成 be considered almost extinct。
Many consider the tradition almost extinct.
许多人认为这一传统已几近消失。
Not this
The species almost extinct.
Use this
The species is almost extinct.
中文学习者常遗漏系动词“be”,因为中文中“几乎灭绝”可以直接作谓语,但英文必须用“be + almost extinct”构成形容词短语作谓语。
Not this
We almost extinct the animal.
Use this
We almost made the animal extinct.
中文学习者误将“extinct”当作及物动词使用,实际上“extinct”是形容词,应使用“make...extinct”或“drive...extinct”表达“使灭绝”。
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