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单词 dying
释义
dying
(dɪŋ )
1. 
Dying is the present participle of die.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2
A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon.
...a dying man.
Synonyms: near death, going, failing, fading  
The dying are people who are dying.
The dead and the dying were everywhere.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time.
It'll stay in my mind till my dying day.
She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother.
Synonyms: final, last, parting, departing  
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes.
The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the Second World War.
...in the dying minutes of the game.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely.
Shipbuilding is a dying business.
Synonyms: failing, declining, sinking, foundering  
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A dying fire is no longer hot and bright and will not burn for much longer.
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