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单词 perish
释义 perish
 —perishless,  adj.   —perishment,  n.  
 /per"ish/,  v.i.  
  1. to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
  2. to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished.
  3. to suffer destruction or ruin: His valuable paintings perished in the fire.
  4. to suffer spiritual death: Save us, lest we perish.
  5. perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
 [1200-50; ME perissen < OF periss-, long s. of perir < L perire to perish, lit., go through, spend fully, equiv. to per- PER- + ire to go]
 Syn. 1. expire. See die1. 2. wither, shrivel, rot, molder, vanish.
 Ant. 2. appear.
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