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

die¹

(dī)

intr.v. died, dy·ing (dīĭng), dies

1. To stop living; become dead; expire: plants that died in the first frost of the season.

2. To cease existing, often gradually; fade: The sunlight died in the west.

3. To experience an intense, seemingly unbearable reaction to something: nearly died of embarrassment.

4. Informal To want something very much. Usually used in the progressive aspect: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.

5. To stop working or operating: The motor died when we ran out of gas.

6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.

Phrasal Verbs:

die back Botany

To be affected by dieback.

die down

To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.

die off

To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: hypothesized that pesticides were causing bees to die off across the country.

die out

To cease living or existing completely; become extinct: a theory that explains how the dinosaurs died out; customs that died out with the advent of technology.

Idioms:

die hard

1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.

2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.

die on the vine

To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.

to die for Informal

Remarkable or highly desirable.

[Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja; see dheu-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	die
释义	die¹ (dī) intr.v. died, dy·ing (dīĭng), dies 1. To stop living; become dead; expire: plants that died in the first frost of the season. 2. To cease existing, often gradually; fade: The sunlight died in the west. 3. To experience an intense, seemingly unbearable reaction to something: nearly died of embarrassment. 4. Informal To want something very much. Usually used in the progressive aspect: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit. 5. To stop working or operating: The motor died when we ran out of gas. 6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns. *Phrasal Verbs:* *die back* Botany To be affected by dieback. *die down* To lose strength; subside: The winds died down. *die off* To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: hypothesized that pesticides were causing bees to die off across the country. *die out* To cease living or existing completely; become extinct: a theory that explains how the dinosaurs died out; customs that died out with the advent of technology. *Idioms:* *die hard* 1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard. 2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard. *die on the vine* To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine. *to die for* Informal Remarkable or highly desirable. [Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja; see dheu-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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