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| 1 | I/T to stop being alive 死；去世 |
| My grandfather died at the age of 86. 我祖父86岁时去世。 |
| +of/from She is dying of cancer. 她患了癌症，即将死去。 |
| +for They were ready to die for their country. 他们准备为国捐躯。 |
| die young/happy/poor Tragically, Keats died young. 不幸的是，济慈年纪很轻时就去世了。 |
| die a sudden/violent/natural etc death Several people in the village have died violent deaths. 村里有几个人已经惨死。 |
| die a millionaire/hero/coward etc I’ m proud to tell you that your son died a hero. 我自豪地告诉你你的儿子英勇牺牲了。 |
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| 2 | I to disappear or stop existing 消失；灭亡 |
| Our memory of her will never die. 我们将永远怀念她。 |
| Coal mining is dying in this area. 该地区的采煤业正在消亡。 |
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| 3 | I to stop burning or shining 停止燃烧；停止发亮 |
| They watched the fire dying in the grate. 他们看着壁炉里的火逐渐熄灭。 |
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| 4 | I informal to stop operating 停止运行 |
| The car’ s just died on me. 这辆车就是在我手里坏的。 |
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| - | die a death BRITISH informal
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| to disappear or fail |
| 消失；失败 |
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| The play died a death at the box office. 这出戏的票房失败得一塌糊涂。 |
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| - | die laughing spoken
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| to laugh a lot |
| 笑死了 |
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| - | dying for sth/to do sth spoken
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| wanting to havedo something so much that you do not want to wait |
| 渴望得到某物/做某事 |
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| I’ m dying for a cup of coffee. 我真想喝杯咖啡。 |
| We’ re dying to meet your new boyfriend. 我们非常想见到你新交的男朋友。 |
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| - | dying of boredom/hunger/thirst etc spoken
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| feeling very boredhungrythirsty etc |
| 感到极其无聊/饥饿/口渴等 |
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| - | I nearly died/I could have died spoken
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| used for saying that you were very embarrassed or shocked by something |
| 我非常难堪；我大吃一惊 |
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| - | never say die spoken
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| used for encouraging someone to keep trying or hoping |
| 继续努力；别灰心 |
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| - | to die for informal
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| so good that you want to have it very much |
| 渴望得到 |
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| - | would rather die
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| used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something |
| 宁愿死也不；决不 |
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| - | ˌdie aˈway |
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| | to become quieter or weaker and finally stop 逐渐消失 | The echoes gradually died away. 回声渐渐消失了。 | |
| - | ˌdie ˈback |
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| | if a plant dies back , the part above the ground dies but the roots stay alive （植物）顶死，回枯（地面以上部分枯萎，根部仍存活） |
| - | ˌdie ˈdown |
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| | if something dies down , it becomes much less noisy , powerful , or active 减弱；平息 | I waited for the laughter to die down before I spoke. 我等到笑声停止才说话。 | | The wind died down during the night. 风势在夜里有所减弱。 | |
| - | ˌdie ˈoff |
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| | if a group dies off , the members die one by one until none exist 相继死去 | The generation that fought in the war are all dying off. 参战的那一代人都在相继死去。 | |
| - | ˌdie ˈout |
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| | to become weaker or less common and then disappear completely 逐渐消失；灭绝 | The tribe’ s traditional way of life is dying out. 这个部落的传统生活方式正在逐渐消失。 | |
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