刚刚，北京冬奥会闭幕了(8)

It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
消防队员花了几个小时才将烈焰扑灭。
2）表示“使（想法或感情）破灭；使消亡；消除”，英文解释为“to stop or get rid of an idea or feeling”举个：
Nothing could extinguish his love for her.
什么都无法熄灭他对她的爱情之火。

The Olympics come to an official end with a fireworks show.
奥运会在一场焰火表演中正式结束。
The Summer and Winter Olympics will then officially return to the traditional two-year cycle, starting with Paris 2024.
从2024年巴黎开始，夏季和冬季奥运会将正式回到传统的两年周期。
The President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, announces:
国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫（Thomas Bach）宣布：
"I declare the 24th Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 closed."
“我宣布2022年北京第24届冬季奥林匹克运动会闭幕。”
"In accordance with tradition, I call upon the youth of the world to gather in four years in Milano Cortina, Italy, to celebrate the 25th Olympic Winter Games."