| 词汇 | die |
| 释义 | dieWord family noundiehardverbdie Technology die1 /daɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (died, dying, dies) [intransitiveI] → dye1 become dead 死去DIE to stop living and become dead 死去，死亡 He died in 1985 at the age of 76. 他1985年去世，终年76岁。 Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten. 她年仅10岁时父亲突然死于一场意外事故。 die of/from The animals died of starvation in the snow. 这些动物在雪中饿死了。 patients who are dying from cancer 垂危的癌症病人 She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98. 她在睡眠中安然辞世，享年98岁。 die for something (=be killed while fighting to defend something) 为某事物献出生命 Do you believe in anything enough to die for it? 你有足以让你为之献出生命的信仰吗？ die young/happy/poor She died young, at the age of 27. 她27岁英年早逝。 The bullet went straight through his head, and he died instantly. 子弹穿过他的头部，他当场死亡。 to your dying day/until the day you die (=until you die) 直到你死的时候 It must remain a secret until the day I die. 这事我到死也不能说。 somebody’s dying breath/wish (=someone’s last breath or wish) 某人最后一口气/临终遗愿 It was his dying wish that the house be opened to the public. 把这幢房子向公众开放是他的临终遗愿。 die a hero/martyr/rich man etc My uncle died a hero. 我叔叔死得很英勇。 die a natural/violent/agonizing death Did she die a natural death? (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her?) 她是自然死亡吗？ n GRAMMAR: Prepositions with die Someone dies of or from a disease or injury: He died of a heart attack. He died from a heart attack. Die of is more common than die from. ✗Don’t say: He died because of a heart attack. Someone dies in an accident: He died in a car crash. ✗Don’t say: He died by a car crash.Someone dies for a person, place, or idea that they want to protect: These men died for our freedom. 2 disappear 消失DISAPPEAR to disappear or stop existing 消失，不复存在 Our love will never die. 我们的爱始终不渝。 The family name will die with him (=disappear when he dies). 他去世后，家族的姓氏也将随之消失。 He’s one of a dying breed (=a type of person that is no longer common). 他这样的人已经快要绝种了。 3 machines 机器 informalTSTOP HAPPENING to stop working 停止运转 SYN break down The engine spluttered and died. 引擎噼啪响了几声就熄火了。 die on somebody (=stop working while they are using it) 在某人用着的时候坏了 The mower just died on me. 我用着用着割草机就坏了。 4 be dying for something/to do something spokenWANT to want something very much 极想要某物/渴望做某事 I’m dying for a cup of tea. 我很想喝杯茶。 She was dying to ask where he’d got it. 她很想问他是从哪里弄到的。 I’m dying to see what it is. 我很想看看这究竟是什么。 Examples from the Corpus be dying for something/to do something• He was dying for a cigarette.• He was dying for a long time, then there was a year of mourning, now we have a new emperor.• My experience in workshops is that people are dying for more honest forms of communication.• She was dying for him to leave so she could get on with business.• The ill are dying for want of medicines.• To know what they might be dying for. 5 be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom spoken to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc 都快要饿死/渴死/厌烦死了 Do you fancy a cup of tea? I’m dying of thirst. 你想喝杯茶吗？我都快渴死了。 Examples from the Corpus be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom• Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.• I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.• These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism. 6 I nearly died/I could have died spokenEMBARRASSED used to say that you felt very surprised or embarrassed 我太惊讶了，我尴尬死了 I nearly died when I saw it was my ex-husband! 当看清楚那原来是我前夫时，我尴尬死了！ 7 die of embarrassment/shame to be very embarrassed or ashamed 尴尬得要命/羞愧得要死 The room was such a mess, I just died of embarrassment. 房间里这么乱，我真是尴尬得要命。 8 I’d rather die spokenWANT# used to say very strongly that you do not want to do something 我死也不，我宁愿死〔用来强烈表示不想做某事〕 I’d rather die than work for him! 我死也不替他工作！ Examples from the Corpus I’d rather die• Apologize to that creep! I'd rather die!• I'd rather die than eat.• I'd rather die than go back out the way I was.• I'd rather die than work for my uncle. 9 in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something) during the last minutes or seconds before the end of something 在（某事的）最后几分钟/最后几秒钟/结束前的一刻 United scored an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game. 联队在比赛的最后时刻射入一球，将比分扳平。 Examples from the Corpus in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)• Hereford usually crack or collapse in the dying minutes.• Sean Farrell popped in the opener and Danny Allsopp made sure of the points in the dying seconds.• And, in the dying seconds, Miklosko blocked Smillie's close-range effort.• The World Champion launched a direct attack in the dying moments of the first session.• Jason Chandler made certain in the dying minutes of the game, Good Sports winning 2-1.• One moment of astonishing creativity in the dying seconds on Saturday transported him to the centre of Arsenal's universe. 10. old habits/traditions/customs die hard CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTused to say that it takes a long time to change to a new way of doing something 旧的习惯/传统/习俗很难改变 Examples from the Corpus old habits/traditions/customs die hard• It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.• Things were going well, but old habits die hard.• This is an area where old customs die hard.• But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.• Perhaps because it's an island old customs die hard here. 11. never say die spokenCONTINUE/NOT STOP used to encourage someone to continue doing something that is difficult 别放弃〔用于鼓励某人继续做困难的事〕 12 die a/the death informalFAIL to gradually fail or be forgotten 慢慢失败[消亡] The rumour gradually died a death. 谣言慢慢平息了。 Examples from the Corpus die a/the death• I did not have the courage then to die the death that she died. 13 die laughing spokenLAUGH to laugh a lot 笑死了 We nearly died laughing when he told us. 他跟我们说的时候我们都快笑死了。 Examples from the Corpus die laughing• Rebecca told me this joke on the phone today, and I almost died laughing.• I just died laughing because it was sick too. 14 to die for informal extremely nice, attractive, or desirable 极好的，非常吸引人的 She had hair to die for. 她的头发好看极了。 Examples from the Corpus to die for• Cowboys football changed from something you glanced at between nine-ball shots to something to die for.• They had made some good choices with the kitchen decor, and the hardwood flooring was to die for.• There is nothing there but death, the chance to die for a land that is not even my own.• There are women who have silver hair to die for, great metallic masses of it.• And today he revealed that his wife is now prepared to die for her political convictions.• His wife Alcestis offered to die for him.• People are ready to die for making that change.• Are we willing to die for oil? n COLLOCATIONS die + ADVERB die instantly (=as soon as an accident, injury etc happens) He was shot in the head and died instantly. die suddenly She died suddenly of a heart attack, in Amsterdam. die young They had seven children and three of them died young. die alone He had a fear of dying alone. die unmarried He died unmarried in 1922. die aged 35/50 etc Her father died aged 84. die peacefully (=calmly and without pain) The nurses said that she died very peacefully. die tragically His wife had died tragically in an accident. die penniless (=without any money) phrasesVan Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings. die in your sleep During the night he died in his sleep. die in suspicious/mysterious circumstances (=used to say that someone may have been killed) He got involved with drug dealers and died in mysterious circumstances. die a natural death (=of natural causes, rather than being killed) The coroner concluded that Wilkins had died a natural death. die a sudden/violent/slow etc death At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death. die a hero/rich man etc He died a hero on the battlefield. die in childbirth (=giving birth to a baby) More women died in childbirth in the past. THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSdie to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness 死去,死亡 I want to see Ireland again before I die. 我想在死之前再去爱尔兰看看。 No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough. 难怪你种的植物总会死掉——你水浇得不够。 nHis son died of liver cancer three years ago. pass away to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone 去世〔委婉语,为表示尊敬或避免引起某人不快〕 My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people. 我妻子刚去世,我想一个人静一静。 npass on to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on. lose your life to be killed in a terrible event 〔在不幸事件中〕丧生 Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm. 轮船在暴风雨中倾覆,数百人失去了生命。 perish literary to die in a terrible event – used especially in literature and news reports 〔在不幸事件中〕死亡,罹难〔尤用于文学作品和新闻报道〕 Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze. 五名儿童在消防员扑灭大火之前遇难。 give your life/lay down your life formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in 〔为了拯救别人或为了某种信仰〕献出自己的生命,牺牲 We honor the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country. 我们向为国捐躯的英雄儿女致敬。 drop dead informal to suddenly die, when people do not expect you to 猝死,暴毙 One day, he came home from work and dropped dead of a heart attack. 一天,他下班回到家,因心脏病发作而猝然死去。 nkick the bucket/pop your clogs British EnglishBrE, buy the farm American EnglishAmE informal to die – used when you are not talking seriously about death It’s not like I’m going to kick the bucket tomorrow. 15 die away phrasal verbphr v DISAPPEARQUIETif sound, wind, or light dies away, it becomes gradually weaker until you cannot hear, feel, or see it 〔声音、风或光〕慢慢变弱，渐渐消失 Her voice died away as she saw the look on David’s face. 看到戴维脸上的表情，她越说声音越小，最后没音儿了。 She waited until the footsteps had died away. 她一直等到脚步声渐渐消失。 Examples from the Corpus die away• You can see that the flames are dying away.• The sound of his footsteps grew fainter and eventually died away.• A shriek, like the tearing of metal train wheels along metal rails, died away.• Fenn froze, shoulders hunched, until the reverberations died away.• And now the uproar that he had finally raised was dying away, and a gratifying silence was descending once again.• The tumult died away, and presently Moon-Watcher could hear the sound of a body being dragged over rocks.• It is at this stage that suddenly the chorus of advice dies away and the armies of theoreticians depart.• The excitement died away and the crowd began to drift off down the side streets.• The wind died away completely, and we were left motionless as the fog rolled in.• As the rhythm of the music died away, screams could be heard in the distance. 16.die back phrasal verbphr v HBPif a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its roots 〔植物〕顶梢枯死，回枯〔地面以上部分枯死，根部却仍活着〕 Examples from the Corpus die back• But a fortnight on, it had turned brown and almost died back.• Later, gum will ooze from the bark and branches will die back.• Cut back any plants around pond edges that are dying back, and compost them before they pollute the water.• During its resting period in Winter, i.e. October-February, the leaves die back, and during Spring sprouting takes place.• The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light.• Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks. 17 die down phrasal verbphr v QUIETSTOP HAPPENINGif something dies down, it becomes less strong, active, or violent 减弱，平息 Don’t worry, the gossip will soon die down. 别担心，流言蜚语不久就会平息的。 when the excitement had died down 当兴奋过去后 Examples from the Corpus die down• The barbecue won't be ready until the flames have died down and the charcoal is glowing.• The music was dying down. The show was over.• Forrester waited for the laughter to die down, then carried on with his speech.• Jessie's wails died down to a whimper and then stopped altogether. 18.die off phrasal verbphr v DISAPPEARif a group of people or animals die off, they die one by one until there are no more of them 相继死去，先后死去〔直至死光〕 19 die out phrasal verbphr v DISAPPEARto disappear or stop existing completely 消失；绝迹，灭绝 The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out. 野生树袋熊濒临灭绝的危险。 There will be outbreaks of rain, gradually dying out later. 先是有阵雨，稍后会逐渐停止。 Examples from the Corpus die out• Diseases such as leprosy and polio have almost completely died out.• Many of the old village traditions are dying out.• The country is changing very quickly and many of the old traditions are dying out.• Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will die out.• The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago. Examples from the Corpus die• Broadway classics like "A Chorus Line" will never die.• The engine coughed and died.• She said she had ruined her eyes by crying too much when her husband died.• Yonatan Barnea also was a soldier on his way back to base when he died.• He was very sick and we knew he might die.• I want to see Ireland again before I die.• Many people are worried about growing old and dying alone.• By the time the white petals died and the mint-colored berry poked out, the leaf shine was gilded tight and waxy.• I must, I must, I will die if I remain silent.• In the spring of her 93rd year, Miss Grantley died in her sleep.• The meeting began with a minute's silence for those who had died in Northern Ireland in the past 23 years.• A 72 year old woman died of a perforated colon 11 days after completing the trial, despite continuing prednisolone treatment.• His son died of liver cancer three years ago.• The autopsy said he had died of natural causes, but his family is not convinced.• Her husband had died two years earlier.• Christopher and Matthew Key died when their parents' car collided with another on a waterlogged road.• Night guard duty was killing time that had died while you weren't looking and so it went on for ever.• No wonder your plants always die - you don't water them enough. die a natural/violent/agonizing death• Company support slipped away and the adhesives programme died a natural death.• His father seemed a more promising candidate for that role and he had died a natural death.• Sometimes I think they just want to let the whole thing die a natural death.• The flower phase died a natural death.• The Revolution remained a military sedition and appeared likely to die a natural death.• Is it surprising that he should die a natural death from a heart attack? dying breed• He's among the a dying breed.• Little old ladies who had relished home baking were a dying breed and the younger generation simply couldn't relate to them.• There are still a few of this dying breed around.• The truth is that Eddie represents a dying breed of the playboy racing driver. Industry, Games die2 noun [countableC] 1. TIa metal block used to press or cut something into a particular shape 金属模具，铸模，压模 2. DGa dice 骰子，色子 3. the die is cast DECIDEused to say that a decision has been taken and cannot now be changed 事情已成定局，覆水难收 Examples from the Corpus die• A die could survive over a long period of time.• The likely total number of dies can then be multiplied by the average number of coins per die. (1100-1200) Probably from Old Norse deyja |
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