Definition of dying in English:

dying

adjectiveˈdʌɪɪŋˈdaɪɪŋ

1On the point of death.
垂死的，即将死亡的
he visited his dying mother
他看望了即将逝世的母亲。
Example sentencesExamples
- She means that we, the media, are too early to capture iconic images of dying children and that she, the aid worker, is too late to stop it.
- She looked over at her dying mother and felt tears once again swelling in her eyes.
- When they finally found the daughter, the wife and grandparents refused to let her go to visit her dying father.
- On the Wednesday after being up all night I was asked by a neighbour to drive her to Leeds to be with her dying mother.
- Anyone who kills a dying person is liable to the death penalty as a common murderer.
- His own lost mother makes a cameo appearance in the memoir as a dying woman in Majdanek.
- The bright sky shone down on the dying beast as its death knell rang in my ears.
- A Totton widow has pledged to fulfil a promise to her dying husband and continue his battle for justice after his death.
- What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved.
- This uproarious comedy is about three Brothers who are brought together by the will of their dying father.
- After the accident, Wilbur spent several years at home caring for his dying mother.
- He was given a hardship discharge from services so that he could take care of his dying mother.
- Diane Keaton directs and stars in this patchy comic King Lear about a dying father and his three daughters.
- True, the exploits of a dying tramp and his smarter-than-Lassie dog do not strike one as immediately promising.
- Sébastien is wounded and captured in battle, but his dying comrade, Dom Henrique, pretends to be the king.
- Marmion described how, on one occasion, he had gone to the bedside of a dying man to help him prepare for death.
- The murderer has secretly been allowed out of a top-security hospital to see his dying mother.
- On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence.
- Most of the time the dying children are hidden under their mother's shawls to lend them some kind of dignity.
- So how do you write a letter to your dying mother - a letter which both you and she know is basically a goodbye?
Synonyms
terminally ill, at death's door, on one's deathbed, in the jaws of death, on the point of death, near death, passing away, fading fast, sinking fast, expiring, moribund, breathing one's last, not long for this world
Latin in extremis
informal on one's last legs, with one foot in the grave, giving up the ghost
1. 1.1 Occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies.
  临终时（发生）的
  he strained to catch her dying words
  他竭力想听清她的临终遗言。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The dying words of a young woman were a description of her killer whispered to a policeman as he cradled her in his arms.
  Everything that will happen happens because it is someone's last dying wish.
  Renato murders him, but with his dying words Riccardo declares Amelia innocent and pardons his former friend.
  With this, she achieved her dying wish, to not be forgotten.
  She would protect it, because it had been important enough for him to mention in his dying words.
  His dying words and writing helped police catch the man suspected of killing him.
  She got as far as the airport before the dying words of her husband came back to haunt her.
  What else could she do but accede to what amounted to his dying wish.
  His dying wish was for a trip to Lourdes with his daughter, Shannon.
  Lotte's dying words are an instruction to her daughter and her son Sam to ‘get the factory back’.
  A former Surbiton resident is hoping to fulfil her mother's dying wish by finding her long-lost brother.
  Synonyms
  final, last, departing
  deathbed
2. 1.2 Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear.
  濒临消亡的；快要消失的
  the making of valves is a dying art
  电子管制作是一门快要消亡的技术。
  the dying embers of the fire
  快要熄灭的余火。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The dying afternoon sun catches her white hair and her simple white T-shirt.
  Long ago I was told by an older and worldly wise relative that lying was a dying art, in spite of apparent evidence to the contrary.
  They have come together for a journey across the South and East of India to revive what they say is a dying form of art.
  A piece of wood dropped on the dying embers in the fire soon burst into flame.
  The room was quite dark, for the dying embers on the hearth provided only a faint radiance.
  Don't imagine that decipherment is a dying art - it is still very much alive and kicking.
  But contrary to being a dying art, brewing is flourishing north of the Border.
  It will wean us off the dying pillars of tourism and financial services.
  White could feel the disappointment curling off of him like smoke from a dying flame.
  The dying embers of the fire flickered and he squinted to get a feel of his surroundings.
  She also teaches those who are eager to learn the skills, especially the dying art of beadwork.
  OK, I admit they are helping to keep alive the dying art of letter writing.
  Recent moves to revive the dying indigenous cultures have met with little success.
  A philately workshop was also arranged to train children in this dying art.
  You can explore glorious colour images of galaxies and the remnants of dying stars through an interactive jigsaw puzzle.
  You are advised to think twice about trying to fan the embers of a dying love affair.
  He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her.
  She fell asleep in the dying light of sunset, sad and with a death on her conscience.
  Cultural societies should try to enhance our dying traditional art and dance forms.
  Once upon a time there was a petty bourgeois intellectual born into the dying culture of a declining empire.
  Synonyms
  declining, vanishing, fading, passing, ebbing, waning
  in decline
  informal on the way out, on its last legs
3. 1.3 (of a period of time) final; closing.
  （一段时期）最后的，快要结束的
  the dying moments of the match
  比赛即将结束的时候。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the dying minutes a mix-up in Barnsleys defence saw Creber snatch the ball in mid-air and gallop over for his third try.
  Derry missed the chance of winning when they had a penalty saved in the dying moments.
  The various candidates had been busy rallying support in the dying moments before the polls closed.
  Windermere who had the last word from a short corner in the dying seconds.
  We thoroughly enjoyed a trip to Maxi's Restaurant in the dying days of the last Millennium - until we got the bill.
  My first bad run-in with the university administration occurred in the dying days of my first year.
  Henrik Larsson squandered a chance to win the game in the dying moments when he hooked a shot across the face of the goal.
  Australia closed down the defending champions in the dying moments of the first quarter despite some wayward shooting.
  Cygan then sealed victory with his second in the dying minutes.
  Tasmania, just seven points down, surged forward in the dying moments of the game.
  Tindal almost grabbed a spectacular second in the dying seconds.
  Reid was very close to doubling the lead in the dying moments when he hit a fierce shot following a Whatmore knock down.
  He tried to make amends in the dying seconds of the half, setting a clever pass into the run of Ross Hamilton.
  Then Thomas stepped in with a drop goal and had the final word, scoring nine points in the dying minutes.
  In the dying months of the boom, Beggs put together the deal with virtually no personal cash.
  Flash forward to the early days in Dublin, and the pizza that we had one evening in the dying days of the Indian summer last year.
  In his dying days as a player, he became somewhat of a journeyman, playing in Bolivia and Venezuela.
  If Lady Luck were a bit kinder to them they would have been out of sight as we entered those heart throbbing dying minutes.
  In Nice, in the dying days of December, Europe faltered over the direction it was taking.
  Both sides served a game of the highest standard with Portlaoise snatching victory in the dying minutes.

Phrases

to (or until) one's dying day

For the rest of one's life.
在有生之年
he will regret that decision to his dying day
Example sentencesExamples
- I hold two people to blame and to my dying day I will hold them to blame.
- To his dying day, in spite of his busy work load, he was a glutton for work.
- He later sold it to the firm on derisory terms, a decision he regretted to his dying day.
- Two strikers, one English and one French, will be called up onto the stage to collect trophies that they will cherish to their dying day.
- That kind of thing is a pleasure, and I certainly don't regret if I'm associated with Wilde to my dying day.
- Now, I am going to state up front that I am and will be until my dying day one of ‘those New Age types’ even though that classification doesn't quite fit.
- To my dying day I will never forget the look on his face as he lost his seat.
- Moreover, his ideal was to continue correcting and improving his understanding to his dying day.
- I'll remember the pool to my dying day - placid, swelling, dark water running between majestic pine trees.
- She and her husband would have to live with the knowledge of what happened to their daughter until their dying days.

Origin

Late 16th century: present participle of die¹.

Rhymes

belying, lying, self-denying, tying, vying

Definition of dying in US English:

dying

adjectiveˈdaɪɪŋˈdīiNG

1attributive On the point of death.
垂死的，即将死亡的
he visited his dying mother
他看望了即将逝世的母亲。
Example sentencesExamples
- What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved.
- His own lost mother makes a cameo appearance in the memoir as a dying woman in Majdanek.
- So how do you write a letter to your dying mother - a letter which both you and she know is basically a goodbye?
- He was given a hardship discharge from services so that he could take care of his dying mother.
- She means that we, the media, are too early to capture iconic images of dying children and that she, the aid worker, is too late to stop it.
- Sébastien is wounded and captured in battle, but his dying comrade, Dom Henrique, pretends to be the king.
- True, the exploits of a dying tramp and his smarter-than-Lassie dog do not strike one as immediately promising.
- Anyone who kills a dying person is liable to the death penalty as a common murderer.
- On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence.
- On the Wednesday after being up all night I was asked by a neighbour to drive her to Leeds to be with her dying mother.
- Marmion described how, on one occasion, he had gone to the bedside of a dying man to help him prepare for death.
- The murderer has secretly been allowed out of a top-security hospital to see his dying mother.
- Most of the time the dying children are hidden under their mother's shawls to lend them some kind of dignity.
- After the accident, Wilbur spent several years at home caring for his dying mother.
- She looked over at her dying mother and felt tears once again swelling in her eyes.
- A Totton widow has pledged to fulfil a promise to her dying husband and continue his battle for justice after his death.
- Diane Keaton directs and stars in this patchy comic King Lear about a dying father and his three daughters.
- This uproarious comedy is about three Brothers who are brought together by the will of their dying father.
- The bright sky shone down on the dying beast as its death knell rang in my ears.
- When they finally found the daughter, the wife and grandparents refused to let her go to visit her dying father.
Synonyms
terminally ill, at death's door, on one's deathbed, in the jaws of death, on the point of death, near death, passing away, fading fast, sinking fast, expiring, moribund, breathing one's last, not long for this world
1. 1.1 Occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies.
  临终时（发生）的
  he strained to catch her dying words
  他竭力想听清她的临终遗言。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His dying wish was for a trip to Lourdes with his daughter, Shannon.
  The dying words of a young woman were a description of her killer whispered to a policeman as he cradled her in his arms.
  She got as far as the airport before the dying words of her husband came back to haunt her.
  A former Surbiton resident is hoping to fulfil her mother's dying wish by finding her long-lost brother.
  She would protect it, because it had been important enough for him to mention in his dying words.
  What else could she do but accede to what amounted to his dying wish.
  With this, she achieved her dying wish, to not be forgotten.
  Lotte's dying words are an instruction to her daughter and her son Sam to ‘get the factory back’.
  Renato murders him, but with his dying words Riccardo declares Amelia innocent and pardons his former friend.
  His dying words and writing helped police catch the man suspected of killing him.
  Everything that will happen happens because it is someone's last dying wish.
  Synonyms
  final, last, departing
2. 1.2 Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear.
  濒临消亡的；快要消失的
  the dying embers of the fire
  快要熄灭的余火。
  stone-cutting is a dying art
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once upon a time there was a petty bourgeois intellectual born into the dying culture of a declining empire.
  Cultural societies should try to enhance our dying traditional art and dance forms.
  OK, I admit they are helping to keep alive the dying art of letter writing.
  But contrary to being a dying art, brewing is flourishing north of the Border.
  The dying afternoon sun catches her white hair and her simple white T-shirt.
  The dying embers of the fire flickered and he squinted to get a feel of his surroundings.
  Don't imagine that decipherment is a dying art - it is still very much alive and kicking.
  You are advised to think twice about trying to fan the embers of a dying love affair.
  A philately workshop was also arranged to train children in this dying art.
  It will wean us off the dying pillars of tourism and financial services.
  The room was quite dark, for the dying embers on the hearth provided only a faint radiance.
  White could feel the disappointment curling off of him like smoke from a dying flame.
  Long ago I was told by an older and worldly wise relative that lying was a dying art, in spite of apparent evidence to the contrary.
  They have come together for a journey across the South and East of India to revive what they say is a dying form of art.
  She also teaches those who are eager to learn the skills, especially the dying art of beadwork.
  You can explore glorious colour images of galaxies and the remnants of dying stars through an interactive jigsaw puzzle.
  She fell asleep in the dying light of sunset, sad and with a death on her conscience.
  A piece of wood dropped on the dying embers in the fire soon burst into flame.
  He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her.
  Recent moves to revive the dying indigenous cultures have met with little success.
  Synonyms
  declining, vanishing, fading, passing, ebbing, waning

Phrases

to (or until) one's dying day

For the rest of one's life.
在有生之年
I shall remember that to my dying day
我将在有生之年都记着它。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, his ideal was to continue correcting and improving his understanding to his dying day.
- I hold two people to blame and to my dying day I will hold them to blame.
- To his dying day, in spite of his busy work load, he was a glutton for work.
- That kind of thing is a pleasure, and I certainly don't regret if I'm associated with Wilde to my dying day.
- Two strikers, one English and one French, will be called up onto the stage to collect trophies that they will cherish to their dying day.
- To my dying day I will never forget the look on his face as he lost his seat.
- I'll remember the pool to my dying day - placid, swelling, dark water running between majestic pine trees.
- Now, I am going to state up front that I am and will be until my dying day one of ‘those New Age types’ even though that classification doesn't quite fit.
- He later sold it to the firm on derisory terms, a decision he regretted to his dying day.
- She and her husband would have to live with the knowledge of what happened to their daughter until their dying days.

Origin

Late 16th century: present participle of die.

单词	dying
释义	Definition of dying in English: dying adjectiveˈdʌɪɪŋˈdaɪɪŋ 1On the point of death. 垂死的，即将死亡的 he visited his dying mother 他看望了即将逝世的母亲。 Example sentencesExamples She means that we, the media, are too early to capture iconic images of dying children and that she, the aid worker, is too late to stop it. She looked over at her dying mother and felt tears once again swelling in her eyes. When they finally found the daughter, the wife and grandparents refused to let her go to visit her dying father. On the Wednesday after being up all night I was asked by a neighbour to drive her to Leeds to be with her dying mother. Anyone who kills a dying person is liable to the death penalty as a common murderer. His own lost mother makes a cameo appearance in the memoir as a dying woman in Majdanek. The bright sky shone down on the dying beast as its death knell rang in my ears. A Totton widow has pledged to fulfil a promise to her dying husband and continue his battle for justice after his death. What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved. This uproarious comedy is about three Brothers who are brought together by the will of their dying father. After the accident, Wilbur spent several years at home caring for his dying mother. He was given a hardship discharge from services so that he could take care of his dying mother. Diane Keaton directs and stars in this patchy comic King Lear about a dying father and his three daughters. True, the exploits of a dying tramp and his smarter-than-Lassie dog do not strike one as immediately promising. Sébastien is wounded and captured in battle, but his dying comrade, Dom Henrique, pretends to be the king. Marmion described how, on one occasion, he had gone to the bedside of a dying man to help him prepare for death. The murderer has secretly been allowed out of a top-security hospital to see his dying mother. On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence. Most of the time the dying children are hidden under their mother's shawls to lend them some kind of dignity. So how do you write a letter to your dying mother - a letter which both you and she know is basically a goodbye? Synonyms terminally ill, at death's door, on one's deathbed, in the jaws of death, on the point of death, near death, passing away, fading fast, sinking fast, expiring, moribund, breathing one's last, not long for this world Latin in extremis informal on one's last legs, with one foot in the grave, giving up the ghost 1.1 Occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies. 临终时（发生）的 he strained to catch her dying words 他竭力想听清她的临终遗言。 Example sentencesExamples The dying words of a young woman were a description of her killer whispered to a policeman as he cradled her in his arms. Everything that will happen happens because it is someone's last dying wish. Renato murders him, but with his dying words Riccardo declares Amelia innocent and pardons his former friend. With this, she achieved her dying wish, to not be forgotten. She would protect it, because it had been important enough for him to mention in his dying words. His dying words and writing helped police catch the man suspected of killing him. She got as far as the airport before the dying words of her husband came back to haunt her. What else could she do but accede to what amounted to his dying wish. His dying wish was for a trip to Lourdes with his daughter, Shannon. Lotte's dying words are an instruction to her daughter and her son Sam to ‘get the factory back’. A former Surbiton resident is hoping to fulfil her mother's dying wish by finding her long-lost brother. Synonyms final, last, departing deathbed 1.2 Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear. 濒临消亡的；快要消失的 the making of valves is a dying art 电子管制作是一门快要消亡的技术。 the dying embers of the fire 快要熄灭的余火。 Example sentencesExamples The dying afternoon sun catches her white hair and her simple white T-shirt. Long ago I was told by an older and worldly wise relative that lying was a dying art, in spite of apparent evidence to the contrary. They have come together for a journey across the South and East of India to revive what they say is a dying form of art. A piece of wood dropped on the dying embers in the fire soon burst into flame. The room was quite dark, for the dying embers on the hearth provided only a faint radiance. Don't imagine that decipherment is a dying art - it is still very much alive and kicking. But contrary to being a dying art, brewing is flourishing north of the Border. It will wean us off the dying pillars of tourism and financial services. White could feel the disappointment curling off of him like smoke from a dying flame. The dying embers of the fire flickered and he squinted to get a feel of his surroundings. She also teaches those who are eager to learn the skills, especially the dying art of beadwork. OK, I admit they are helping to keep alive the dying art of letter writing. Recent moves to revive the dying indigenous cultures have met with little success. A philately workshop was also arranged to train children in this dying art. You can explore glorious colour images of galaxies and the remnants of dying stars through an interactive jigsaw puzzle. You are advised to think twice about trying to fan the embers of a dying love affair. He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her. She fell asleep in the dying light of sunset, sad and with a death on her conscience. Cultural societies should try to enhance our dying traditional art and dance forms. Once upon a time there was a petty bourgeois intellectual born into the dying culture of a declining empire. Synonyms declining, vanishing, fading, passing, ebbing, waning in decline informal on the way out, on its last legs 1.3 (of a period of time) final; closing. （一段时期）最后的，快要结束的 the dying moments of the match 比赛即将结束的时候。 Example sentencesExamples In the dying minutes a mix-up in Barnsleys defence saw Creber snatch the ball in mid-air and gallop over for his third try. Derry missed the chance of winning when they had a penalty saved in the dying moments. The various candidates had been busy rallying support in the dying moments before the polls closed. Windermere who had the last word from a short corner in the dying seconds. We thoroughly enjoyed a trip to Maxi's Restaurant in the dying days of the last Millennium - until we got the bill. My first bad run-in with the university administration occurred in the dying days of my first year. Henrik Larsson squandered a chance to win the game in the dying moments when he hooked a shot across the face of the goal. Australia closed down the defending champions in the dying moments of the first quarter despite some wayward shooting. Cygan then sealed victory with his second in the dying minutes. Tasmania, just seven points down, surged forward in the dying moments of the game. Tindal almost grabbed a spectacular second in the dying seconds. Reid was very close to doubling the lead in the dying moments when he hit a fierce shot following a Whatmore knock down. He tried to make amends in the dying seconds of the half, setting a clever pass into the run of Ross Hamilton. Then Thomas stepped in with a drop goal and had the final word, scoring nine points in the dying minutes. In the dying months of the boom, Beggs put together the deal with virtually no personal cash. Flash forward to the early days in Dublin, and the pizza that we had one evening in the dying days of the Indian summer last year. In his dying days as a player, he became somewhat of a journeyman, playing in Bolivia and Venezuela. If Lady Luck were a bit kinder to them they would have been out of sight as we entered those heart throbbing dying minutes. In Nice, in the dying days of December, Europe faltered over the direction it was taking. Both sides served a game of the highest standard with Portlaoise snatching victory in the dying minutes. Phrases to (or until) one's dying day For the rest of one's life. 在有生之年 he will regret that decision to his dying day Example sentencesExamples I hold two people to blame and to my dying day I will hold them to blame. To his dying day, in spite of his busy work load, he was a glutton for work. He later sold it to the firm on derisory terms, a decision he regretted to his dying day. Two strikers, one English and one French, will be called up onto the stage to collect trophies that they will cherish to their dying day. That kind of thing is a pleasure, and I certainly don't regret if I'm associated with Wilde to my dying day. Now, I am going to state up front that I am and will be until my dying day one of ‘those New Age types’ even though that classification doesn't quite fit. To my dying day I will never forget the look on his face as he lost his seat. Moreover, his ideal was to continue correcting and improving his understanding to his dying day. I'll remember the pool to my dying day - placid, swelling, dark water running between majestic pine trees. She and her husband would have to live with the knowledge of what happened to their daughter until their dying days. Origin Late 16th century: present participle of die¹. Rhymes belying, lying, self-denying, tying, vying adj.1 phr. Definition of dying in US English: dying adjectiveˈdaɪɪŋˈdīiNG 1attributive On the point of death. 垂死的，即将死亡的 he visited his dying mother 他看望了即将逝世的母亲。 Example sentencesExamples What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved. His own lost mother makes a cameo appearance in the memoir as a dying woman in Majdanek. So how do you write a letter to your dying mother - a letter which both you and she know is basically a goodbye? He was given a hardship discharge from services so that he could take care of his dying mother. She means that we, the media, are too early to capture iconic images of dying children and that she, the aid worker, is too late to stop it. Sébastien is wounded and captured in battle, but his dying comrade, Dom Henrique, pretends to be the king. True, the exploits of a dying tramp and his smarter-than-Lassie dog do not strike one as immediately promising. Anyone who kills a dying person is liable to the death penalty as a common murderer. On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence. On the Wednesday after being up all night I was asked by a neighbour to drive her to Leeds to be with her dying mother. Marmion described how, on one occasion, he had gone to the bedside of a dying man to help him prepare for death. The murderer has secretly been allowed out of a top-security hospital to see his dying mother. Most of the time the dying children are hidden under their mother's shawls to lend them some kind of dignity. After the accident, Wilbur spent several years at home caring for his dying mother. She looked over at her dying mother and felt tears once again swelling in her eyes. A Totton widow has pledged to fulfil a promise to her dying husband and continue his battle for justice after his death. Diane Keaton directs and stars in this patchy comic King Lear about a dying father and his three daughters. This uproarious comedy is about three Brothers who are brought together by the will of their dying father. The bright sky shone down on the dying beast as its death knell rang in my ears. When they finally found the daughter, the wife and grandparents refused to let her go to visit her dying father. Synonyms terminally ill, at death's door, on one's deathbed, in the jaws of death, on the point of death, near death, passing away, fading fast, sinking fast, expiring, moribund, breathing one's last, not long for this world 1.1 Occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies. 临终时（发生）的 he strained to catch her dying words 他竭力想听清她的临终遗言。 Example sentencesExamples His dying wish was for a trip to Lourdes with his daughter, Shannon. The dying words of a young woman were a description of her killer whispered to a policeman as he cradled her in his arms. She got as far as the airport before the dying words of her husband came back to haunt her. A former Surbiton resident is hoping to fulfil her mother's dying wish by finding her long-lost brother. She would protect it, because it had been important enough for him to mention in his dying words. What else could she do but accede to what amounted to his dying wish. With this, she achieved her dying wish, to not be forgotten. Lotte's dying words are an instruction to her daughter and her son Sam to ‘get the factory back’. Renato murders him, but with his dying words Riccardo declares Amelia innocent and pardons his former friend. His dying words and writing helped police catch the man suspected of killing him. Everything that will happen happens because it is someone's last dying wish. Synonyms final, last, departing 1.2 Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear. 濒临消亡的；快要消失的 the dying embers of the fire 快要熄灭的余火。 stone-cutting is a dying art Example sentencesExamples Once upon a time there was a petty bourgeois intellectual born into the dying culture of a declining empire. Cultural societies should try to enhance our dying traditional art and dance forms. OK, I admit they are helping to keep alive the dying art of letter writing. But contrary to being a dying art, brewing is flourishing north of the Border. The dying afternoon sun catches her white hair and her simple white T-shirt. The dying embers of the fire flickered and he squinted to get a feel of his surroundings. Don't imagine that decipherment is a dying art - it is still very much alive and kicking. You are advised to think twice about trying to fan the embers of a dying love affair. A philately workshop was also arranged to train children in this dying art. It will wean us off the dying pillars of tourism and financial services. The room was quite dark, for the dying embers on the hearth provided only a faint radiance. White could feel the disappointment curling off of him like smoke from a dying flame. Long ago I was told by an older and worldly wise relative that lying was a dying art, in spite of apparent evidence to the contrary. They have come together for a journey across the South and East of India to revive what they say is a dying form of art. She also teaches those who are eager to learn the skills, especially the dying art of beadwork. You can explore glorious colour images of galaxies and the remnants of dying stars through an interactive jigsaw puzzle. She fell asleep in the dying light of sunset, sad and with a death on her conscience. A piece of wood dropped on the dying embers in the fire soon burst into flame. He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her. Recent moves to revive the dying indigenous cultures have met with little success. Synonyms declining, vanishing, fading, passing, ebbing, waning Phrases to (or until) one's dying day For the rest of one's life. 在有生之年 I shall remember that to my dying day 我将在有生之年都记着它。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, his ideal was to continue correcting and improving his understanding to his dying day. I hold two people to blame and to my dying day I will hold them to blame. To his dying day, in spite of his busy work load, he was a glutton for work. That kind of thing is a pleasure, and I certainly don't regret if I'm associated with Wilde to my dying day. Two strikers, one English and one French, will be called up onto the stage to collect trophies that they will cherish to their dying day. To my dying day I will never forget the look on his face as he lost his seat. I'll remember the pool to my dying day - placid, swelling, dark water running between majestic pine trees. Now, I am going to state up front that I am and will be until my dying day one of ‘those New Age types’ even though that classification doesn't quite fit. He later sold it to the firm on derisory terms, a decision he regretted to his dying day. She and her husband would have to live with the knowledge of what happened to their daughter until their dying days. Origin Late 16th century: present participle of die. adj.1 phr.
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