单词 | perish |
释义 | perish¹ 1.<正式>(die)死去;暴卒;丧生 the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished致使193名乘客丧生的渡船事故 Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.大多数蝴蝶在秋天第一次霜冻时会冻死。 2.<正式>(come to an end)毁灭;消亡;湮灭 Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.佛教必须适应新的世界, 否则就会消亡。 Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.各种文明最终必定会衰败并消亡。 3.<英>(deteriorate)腐败;腐烂;老化 Their tyres are slowly perishing.他们的轮胎在慢慢老化。 Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off.很明显, 灰泥已脆裂老化, 全部剥落下来了。 4.perish the thought打消念头;想都别想;没门儿 I don't sleep around. Perish the thought.我不会随便跟别人上床的, 打消这个念头吧。 I'm not saying we should feel sorry for them: perish the thought.我不是说我们应该同情他们:千万别这么想。 perish²to do a perish<澳,非正式>(几近)渴死, 饿死 |
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