perish
verb[I]
uk/ˈper.ɪʃ/us/ˈper.ɪʃ/perishverb[I](DIE)
todie,especiallyin anaccidentor by beingkilled, or to bedestroyed:
(尤指因事故或遇害)丧生,死亡;消亡;毁灭Three hundredpeopleperished in theearthquake.300人在此次地震中丧生。
HebelievesthatEuropemustcreateclosertiesor it will perish.他认为整个欧洲必须建立更紧密的联系,否则就会灭亡。
to stop living
- dieMy dog died last week.
- die a natural/violent deathShe dies a natural death at home, surrounded by loved ones.
- pass awayHe passed away peacefully in hospital.
- pass onI'm sorry to hear that your grandfather has passed on.
- passUSMy father passed last year.
Death and dying
- be as dead as a doornailidiom
- bereave
- bite
- bleed out
- buy the farmidiom
- cadaveric
- death toll
- depart this lifeidiom
- die off
- drown
- ghost
- morbid
- necrophiliac
- perch
- predecease
- push
- remains
- shuffle off this mortal coilidiom
- starvation
- watery
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Destroying and demolishing
perishverb[I](DECAY)
UK
Ifmaterialsuch asrubberorleatherperishes, itdecaysandstartstobreakintopieces:
(橡胶、皮革等)脆裂,老化Sunlight hascausedtherubberto perish.橡胶因暴露于阳光下而老化。
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
- biodegradable
- biodegrade
- compost
- decay
- decompose
- go off
- mouldy
- nonperishable
- nutrient cycling
- out of date
- perishable
- rack
- rotten
- seed
- sell-by date
- shrivel
- shrivelled
- spoil
- withered
Idiom
perish the thought