go the way of the dodo

动词 v.
/ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ/    /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past. idiomatic
    — Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo.

词形变化

goes the way of the dodo present,singular,third-person going the way of the dodo participle,present went the way of the dodo past gone the way of the dodo participle,past go the way of the Dodo alternative go the way of the dodo bird alternative

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.
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