demise
noun[S]
formaluk/dɪˈmaɪz/us/dɪˈmaɪz/sb's demise
thedeathof aperson:
Much has been written about thecircumstancessurroundingher demise.
the end of something that waspreviouslyconsideredto bepowerful, such as abusiness,industry, orsystem:
倒闭;败落;垮台The demiseofthecompanywassuddenandunexpected.该公司出人意料地突然倒闭了。
Ends and endings
- a screeching haltidiom
- accomplishment
- break
- breaksomethingup
- cessation
- completion
- conclusion
- culmination
- death
- end
- ending
- expiration
- expiry
- fag
- finalization
- finish
- screeching
- swansong
- the fag end ofsomethingidiom
- the tail end