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单词 dying
释义

dying /dīˈing/ prp of die1

adjective
  1. Destined for death
  2. Mortal
  3. Declining
  4. Occurring immediately before death, eg dying words
  5. Relating to death
  6. Last, final
noun

Death

ORIGIN: See die1

dyˈingly adverb

dyˈingness noun

dying declaration noun (law)

Declaration made by a dying person who does not survive through the trial of the accused

dying shift noun (mining)

The night shift

die1 /dī/

intransitive verb (or transitive verb with object death) (dyˈing; died /dīd/)
  1. To lose life
  2. To perish
  3. To wither
  4. (of an engine) to stop working
  5. To languish, suffer, long, or be very eager (for), esp in be dying for (informal)
  6. To be overcome by the effects (of)
  7. To merge. See also dying
ORIGIN: Prob from a lost OE (Anglian) dēgan; but commonly referred to a Scand root seen in ON deyja, döyja; related to MHGer touwen, whence Ger Tod. The OE word in use was steorfan (see starve)

dieˈ-away adjective

Languishing, fading

dieˈhard noun

  1. An irreconcilable conservative
  2. A resolute, obstinate or dauntless person

adjective

  1. Irreconcilably conservative
  2. Resolute, obstinate

die away

To disappear by degrees, become gradually inaudible

die back (botany)

To die by degrees from the tip backwards (dieˈback noun)

die down

  1. To subside
  2. (of plants) to die above ground, leaving only roots or rootstocks

die game

To keep up one's spirit to the last

die hard

  1. To struggle hard against death, to be long in dying
  2. To be difficult to suppress, eradicate, or persuade

die off

To die quickly or in large numbers

die out

To become extinct, to disappear

die the death (theatre slang)

To arouse no response from one's audience

never say die

Never give up

to die for (informal)

Highly desirable or alluring

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