extinguish
v[Tn]
1
(a) cause (sth) to stop burning; put out 使(某物)熄灭; 扑灭
Please extinguish your cigarettes. 请将香烟熄灭.
They tried to extinguish the flames. 他们竭力要把火焰扑灭.
(b) (fig fml 比喻, 文) end the existence of (hope, love, passion, etc) 使(希望、 爱情、 激情等)不复存在
His behaviour extinguished the last traces of affection she had for him. 他的这种行为使她对他的最後一丝爱慕之情荡然无存.
2 clear or pay off (a debt) 清偿(债务).> extinguisher = fire extinguisher (fire).
Who could count the times Annie tried, failed, and then succeeded?
谁能数得清安妮尝试、失败直至最后成功的次数?
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。