In this instance, it would not be a matter of the new extinguishing the old.

在这个例子里，并非新技术消旧技术。

Eventually he became convinced that ice had once covered the whole Earth, extinguishing all life, which God had then re-created.

最后，他确信冰川曾经覆盖过整个地球，当时上帝已经创造的所有的生命。

He raised a hand, and the other singers began to move about the cavern, extinguishing the torches one by one.

她举起一只手，其他歌者开始在洞穴内四处走动，把火把逐个熄。

To see her hair was to fancy that a whole winter did not contain darkness enough to form its shadow—it closed over her forehead like nightfall extinguishing the western glow.

看到她的头发，令人不会觉得整个冬天的阴沉昏暗汇到一起也无法形成的那般乌黑，它紧贴在前额上，如同夜幕降临，抹去西边落日的余晖。

Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire so that we can reach Nirvana, an enlightened state of peace, clarity, wisdom, and compassion.

幸运的是， 佛发现八正道，一个能 消除杂欲的套路这样才能达到重生，一个令人愉悦的境界， 充满平和，清静，智慧和热情。

At half-past eleven, finding that the house was silent, Eustacia had lighted her candle, put on some warm outer wrappings, taken her bag in her hand, and, extinguishing the light again, descended the staircase.

十一点半时，游苔莎发现房子里静悄悄的，这时她已点亮蜡烛，穿上暖和的外套，手里提着包，然后，把烛火又熄，走下楼梯。

On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton, put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.

一开小门，两个一身毛的妖怪便扑到的喉头上，把弄倒，把灯也弄。同时希刺克厉夫与哈里顿一起放声大笑，这大大地激怒着，也感到羞辱。