扑灭

(撲滅)pū miè

to eradicate / to extinguish

Example Sentences

消防员迅速扑灭了这场火灾。

xiāo fáng yuán xùn sù pū miè le zhè chǎng huǒ zāi.

The firefighters quickly put out this fire.

多亏邻居及时发现楼道浓烟并报火警,火势才得以在初期被迅速扑灭。

duō kuī lín jū jí shí fā xiàn lóu dào nóng yān bìng bào huǒ jǐng, huǒ shì cái dé yǐ zài chū qī bèi xùn sù pū miè.

Thanks to the neighbor's timely discovery of the thick smoke in the corridor and the call to the fire alarm, the fire was quickly put out in the early stages.

幸亏消防救援人员出警迅速扑灭了初起火苗,居民楼才没有发生更大的火灾损失。

xìng kuī xiāo fáng jiù yuán rén yuán chū jǐng xùn sù pū miè le chū qǐ huǒ miáo, jū mín lóu cái méi yǒu fā shēng gèng dà de huǒ zāi sǔn shī.

Fortunately, fire rescue personnel quickly extinguished the initial flames, preventing greater fire damage to the residential building.

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