[VERB 动词](人或动物)惨死,猝死 If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
[V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.
大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。
...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.
造成193名乘客丧生的渡船事故
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[VERB 动词]湮灭;毁灭;丧失 If something perishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
[V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish...
佛教必须适应新时代,否则将会消亡。
Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
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[VERB 动词](物质或材料)老化,腐烂,脆裂 If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
[V]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off...
很明显灰泥已脆裂老化,全剥落下来了。
Their tyres are slowly perishing.
他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
perished
...tattered pieces of ancient, perished leather.
磨损得破烂不堪的旧皮革
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](表示认为建议不可能、荒谬)想都别想,死了心吧,没门儿 If someone says perish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
[feelings]
Me a policeman! Perish the thought!...
我当警察!想都别想了,不可能!
We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
我们没有电脑(死了心吧),只好最近买了台电动打字机。
Oxford
per·ish/ˈperɪʃ; NAmEˈperɪʃ/verb1[intransitive ]( formalorliterary) (of people or animals 人或动物)to die, especially in a sudden violent way 死亡;暴死◆A family of four perished in the fire.一家四口死于此次火灾之中。2[intransitive ]( formal) to be lost or destroyed 丧失;湮灭;毁灭◆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。3[intransitive , transitive ]perish(sth) ( BrE) if a material such as rubber perishesor is perished,it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes (使橡胶等)老化,脆裂IDIOMˌperish the ˈthought( informalorhumorous) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen (用于拒绝一项建议或希望某事永不发生)没门儿,甭想了,下辈子吧◆Me get married? Perish the thought!我结婚?下辈子再说吧!perishperishesperishedperishingper·ish/ˈperɪʃ; NAmEˈperɪʃ/
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perishper‧ish /ˈperɪʃ/ verb
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1[intransitive] formal or literary to die, especially in a terrible or sudden way: Hundreds perished when the ship went down.► see thesaurus at
die
2[intransitive, transitive] especially British English if rubber or leather perishes, it decays3perish the thought! spoken old-fashioned used to say that you hope what someone has suggested will never happen: If we lose, perish the thought, Watford will take first place.
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perish
[ˈperɪʃ]perished, perishing, perishes
CET6TEM8考研GREIELTS
v9686
1728
203
504
372
286
363
VERB10156
53092
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perished[1601]
毁灭(58%),腐烂(22%),消失(16%),使死亡(4%)
vi.死亡;毁灭;腐烂;枯萎
vt.使麻木;毁坏
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