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perish vi.毁灭；消失；腐烂vt.毁灭；使死亡 (1) 我们必须规划我们的文明，否则我们必定毁灭。(2) 近百人在昨夜旅馆的大火中丧生。(3) 古代阿兹台克文化现在已经全部消亡了。(4) 就是最佳质量的橡胶也会因老化而腐烂。(5) 在你车胎上的油将会使车胎损坏。 Perish is the kind of word you can imagine being spoken by a helpless princess in a fairy tale or any other damsel in distress––"If I am not rescued soon by my valiant knight," she might say, "I shall perish if I'm left alone up here in this tower to starve."

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英 ['perɪʃ] 美 ['perɪʃ] (1) We must plan our civilization or we must perish.(2) Almost a hundred people perished in the hotel fire last night.(3) The ancient Aztec culture has all perished now.(4) Even the best quality rubber will perish with age.(5) Oil on your car tyres will perish them. 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. 1[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2[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。3[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4[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。

英语单词	perish
英美音标	英 ['perɪʃ] 美 ['perɪʃ]
中文释义	vi.毁灭；消失；腐烂 vt.毁灭；使死亡
英语例句	(1) We must plan our civilization or we must perish. (2) Almost a hundred people perished in the hotel fire last night. (3) The ancient Aztec culture has all perished now. (4) Even the best quality rubber will perish with age. (5) Oil on your car tyres will perish them.
中文例句	(1) 我们必须规划我们的文明，否则我们必定毁灭。 (2) 近百人在昨夜旅馆的大火中丧生。 (3) 古代阿兹台克文化现在已经全部消亡了。 (4) 就是最佳质量的橡胶也会因老化而腐烂。 (5) 在你车胎上的油将会使车胎损坏。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	Perish is the kind of word you can imagine being spoken by a helpless princess in a fairy tale or any other damsel in distress––"If I am not rescued soon by my valiant knight," she might say, "I shall perish if I'm left alone up here in this tower to starve."
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [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。 3 [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 4 [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。

Perish Perished Verb 动词 [V People Tyres Result