| 单词 | stamp out |
| 释义 | stamp out (once / 4152 pages) v To stamp out something is to end it. You might have learned at summer camp how to stamp out a fire, or to put it out quickly by stepping on it. To stamp out a campfire is to extinguish it, or put it out; to stamp out something figuratively means the same thing. For example, a teacher might try to stamp out her students' collective anger about a difficult pop quiz, or a dictator might stamp out any hint of revolution in his country. This common verb was first used in the mid-1850's, originally in the sense of "put out a fire." WORD FAMILYstamp out: stamped out, stamping out, stamps out USAGE EXAMPLESYou may make your own stamps out of potatoes or erasers.Bright colors haven’t always won the wrapping paper contest. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) In 1961, two years after Castro’s revolution won power, the new Cuban government launched an ambitious campaign to stamp out illiteracy. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) Some items, like men’s dress shirts, can be stamped out by a foreign supplier without approval from a head designer. Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) v end or extinguish by forceful means Stamp out poverty! Syn|Hyper kill end, terminate bring to an end or halt |
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