dies; died; dying /ˈdajɪŋ/ dies; died; dying /ˈdajɪŋ/ Learner's definition of DIE
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a [no object] : to stop living死;死亡 -
She claims she's not afraid to die.她宣称自己不怕死。
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More than a hundred people died [=were killed] in the crash.有100多人在这次坠机事件中丧生。
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He died in 1892 at the age of 37.他死于1892年,年仅37岁。
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His mother died [=passed away, passed on] on April 15.他母亲于4月15日去世了。
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People in the town began dying suddenly/unexpectedly.镇上的人们开始突然/意外死亡。
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He died in his sleep. [=he died while he was sleeping]他在睡梦中死去。
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She died in childbirth. [=she died while giving birth to a baby]她在分娩过程中死亡。
b [no object] : to end life in a specified state or condition以…状态结束生命 —
followed by an adjective, noun, or noun phrase接形容词、名词或名词短语 -
He died happy.他去世时很幸福。
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They both died young.他们两个年纪轻轻就去世了。
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She died a hero.她英勇地牺牲了。
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One day, you're going to die a lonely and bitter old man.有一天,你会变成一个老头,孤独痛苦地离开人世。
c [+ object] : to have or suffer (a specified kind of death)遭受(某种死亡) 2
[no object] : to wish strongly or desperately for something or to do something渴望;渴求 —
used as (be) dying用作(be) dying -
I'm dying for a cold drink.我真想喝杯冷饮。
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They were dying to leave.他们很想离开。
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We've been dying to see that movie.我们一直都很想看那部电影。
3 [no object]
a : to pass out of existence : to come to an end停止;结束 b : to disappear gradually or become less strong逐渐消失;逐渐减弱 4 [no object]
a : to stop working or running停止运转 b : to end in failure以失败告终
die away
[phrasal verb]
: to disappear gradually or become less strong逐渐消失;逐渐减弱
die back
[phrasal verb] of a plant
: to die in the parts that are above the ground but to remain alive in the roots(植物)枯萎,凋谢
die down
[phrasal verb]
: to gradually become less strong逐渐减弱
die hard
: to take a long time to die or end : to continue for a long time消失得很慢;很难消灭 — see also die-hard
die in bed
or die in your bed
: to die of disease or old age死于疾病;老死
die laughing
informal
: to laugh for a long time in an uncontrollable way : to laugh very hard狂笑;大笑不止
die of
[phrasal verb] die of (something)
: to die because of (something)死于 -
My uncle died of cancer.我叔叔死于癌症。
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She died of old age.她寿终正寝。
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They say that he died of a broken heart.他们说他因伤心而死。
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I almost died of embarrassment. [=I was extremely embarrassed]我都快尴尬死了。
◊ People often say that they are dying of something that causes a lot of discomfort, distress, etc.…得要死(常指极度不舒服、痛苦等)
die off
[phrasal verb]
: to die one after another so that fewer and fewer are left相继死去
die on the vine
informal
: to fail at an early stage because of a lack of support or enthusiasm(因缺乏支持或热情)夭折
die out
[phrasal verb]
: to disappear gradually逐渐消失 -
Like most fads, this one eventually died out.像大部分流行风尚一样,这个最后也日渐销声匿迹。
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The disease gradually died out over the last two generations.这种疾病在上两代人那里逐渐消失了。
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Many more species are expected to die out completely [=to become extinct] unless we do something to help.除非我们伸出援手,否则估计会有更多的物种行将灭绝。
never say die
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used to encourage someone to continue something or to remain hopeful别灰心;别放弃
to die for
informal
: worth dying for : extremely desirable or appealing非常令人向往的;很有吸引力的 -
Dinner was nothing special, but the dessert was to die for.晚饭没什么特别的,但是饭后的甜点极好吃。
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The apartment has a view to die for. [=has a great view]从公寓向外看,风景美极了。
Learner's definition of DIE
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plural dice /ˈdaɪs/ : 1dice 1 2
plural dies /ˈdaɪz/ : a tool that is used for cutting, shaping, or stamping a material or an object模具;冲模;压模
the die is cast
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used to say that a process or course of action has been started and that it cannot be stopped or changed木已成舟;已成定局