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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