Word · Frequency #20765
extinguishers
灭火器
extinguishers is the plural of extinguisher.
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- 1.
One who, or that which, extinguishes something.
灭火器；熄灭者
灭火器；熄灭者；熄灭者；消灭者；[化] 灭火器; 灭火剂
In use
Please make sure the extinguisher in the kitchen is easy to reach.
He used the extinguisher to put out the small grill fire.
Every extinguisher in the building should be checked once a year.
there is/are + a fire extinguisher + prepositional phrase
there be 句型常用于说明灭火器的位置。
There is a fire extinguisher on every floor of the building.
这栋楼的每一层都有灭火器。
use a fire extinguisher to do sth
后接不定式表示使用灭火器的目的。
Use a fire extinguisher to put out the small fire in the bin.
用灭火器扑灭垃圾桶里的小火。
extinguish sth with a fire extinguisher
extinguish 比 put out 正式，with 后接工具。
They extinguished the fire with a portable extinguisher.
他们用便携式灭火器扑灭了火。
operate a fire extinguisher
operate 强调按步骤操作，常见于安全说明。
The security guard knows how to operate a fire extinguisher.
保安知道如何操作灭火器。
Common mistakes
Please bring a extinguisher.Please bring an extinguisher.
extinguisher 以元音音素开头，不定冠词要用 an 而不是 a。
The building has many extinguisher.The building has many extinguishers.
many 之后的名词要用复数形式，extinguisher 应加 -s 变为 extinguishers。
Connections
Collocations
- fire extinguisher
- 灭火器
- Every office should have a fire extinguisher.每个办公室都应该有一个灭火器。
- use a fire extinguisher
- 使用灭火器
- She used the fire extinguisher to put out the small fire.她用灭火器扑灭了小火。
- portable fire extinguisher
- 手提式灭火器
- Portable fire extinguishers are required in public buildings.公共建筑必须配备手提式灭火器。
- discharge an extinguisher
- 喷射灭火器
- He discharged the extinguisher at the base of the flames.他对着火焰根部喷射灭火器。
- extinguisher cabinet
- 灭火器箱
- The extinguisher cabinet should not be blocked.灭火器箱不应被堵住。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开看：ex（出）＋tinguish（熄灭）→ 把火“弄熄”的东西就是灭火器。想象拿着灭火器朝火焰一喷，火苗立刻“停熄”（tinguish 近似“停熄”）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、消防设备说明、安全培训 该词为中性常用词，多用于指灭火器；在日常对话和书面说明中都较为常见，搭配 fire 使用更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
共同点与陷阱：extinguish、distinguish、distinguisher 的 -guish 均读 /ɡwɪʃ/，与 extinguisher 的相应部分一致；其中 distinguisher 与 extinguisher 完全押韵。anguish 和 languish 同样含 /ɡwɪʃ/，但重音在首音节，元音是 /æ/，故不押韵。vanquish 的 -quish 读 /kwɪʃ/，与 -guish 发音不同，拼写易混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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