1 Dying is the present participle of die .
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 垂死的;濒死的;临死的 A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon. 垂死的;濒死的;临死的
SYN near death, going, failing, fading
The dying are people who are dying.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 临终的;垂死的 You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time. 临终的;垂死的
SYN final, last, parting, departing
4 ADJ [ADJ n] 行将结束的;最后时刻的;末期的 The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes. 行将结束的;最后时刻的;末期的
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The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war.
这些岛屿是在二战末期被苏联军队占领的。
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A penalty by Thierry Lacroix broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game.
蒂里·拉克鲁瓦的点球在比赛结束前的最后时刻打破了僵局。
5 ADJ [ADJ n] 行将消亡的;没落的 A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely. 行将消亡的;没落的
SYN failing, declining, sinking, foundering
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (火焰)行将熄灭的 A dying fire is no longer hot and bright and will not burn for much longer. (火焰)行将熄灭的
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