perish
perish 英 [ˈperɪʃ] 美 [ˈpɛrɪʃ]
v. 死亡；毁灭；枯萎
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- Perish means to die, but it suggests a slow, gradual, nonviolent death. Starving to death is perishing. Getting hit by a bus is just plain getting killed.
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- v. 死亡；毁灭；枯萎
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1. A family of four perished in the fire.
一家四口死于此次火灾之中。
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2. Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.
早期建筑物为木质结构，已经消失殆尽。
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3. Me get married? Perish the thought!
我结婚？下辈子再说吧！
- perish (v.) mid-13c., from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through," from per "through, completely, to destruction" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + ire "to go" (from PIE root *ei- "to go"). Related: Perished; perishing.
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