perishes; perished; perishing
perishes; perished; perishing
Learner's definition of PERISH
[no object]
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formal + literary : to die or be killed死亡;丧生 2
formal : to disappear or be destroyed : to cease to exist毁灭;消失;消亡 3
British : to slowly break apart by a natural process老化;逐渐脆裂
perish the thought
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used to say that you hope that something does not happen or to say that something will not happen但愿不是这样;死了这条心吧 -
Who would take over as goalie if, perish the thought, he got injured?假若他受伤了,但愿这样的事情别发生,谁能来接替做守门员呢?
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What? Me help him out? Perish the thought.什么?要我去帮他?死了这条心吧!