go the way of the dodo

短语

发音

UK /ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ/
US /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/
AU

词形变化

goes the way of the dodo 三单 goes the way of the dodo going the way of the dodo gone the way of the dodo went the way of the dodo going the way of the dodo 现在分词 went the way of the dodo 过去式 gone the way of the dodo 过去式 gone the way of the dodo 过去分词

别名

go the way of the Dodo go the way of the dodo bird

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.

    习语

    Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo.

词源

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.

来源:wiktionary