英语词汇“perish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

per·ish

(pĕrĭsh)

v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es

v.intr.

1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw).

2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour).

3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.

v.tr.

To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights / Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood).

Idiom:

perish the thought

Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perīre : per-, per- + īre, to go; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	perish
释义	per·ish (pĕrĭsh) v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es v.intr. 1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw). 2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour). 3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate. v.tr. To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights / Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood). *Idiom:* *perish the thought* Used to express the wish that one not even think about something. [Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perīre : per-, per- + īre, to go; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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