extinguishable
UK/ɪks'tɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/US/ɪks'tɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Able to be put out or eliminated.
可熄灭的，可消除的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedextinguishout of, former
+
-ableprick, goad; quench, put out
=extinguishable
extinguish + -able (able to be) = able to be put out. Far rarer than its opposite, inextinguishable.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Small grease fires are extinguishable with a lid or baking soda.