If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
例句
Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.大多數(shù)蝴蝶會在秋天的第一場霜凍來臨時紛紛死去。...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.造成193名乘客喪生的渡船事故
VERB
湮滅；毀滅；喪失
If something perishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
例句
Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish...佛教必須適應(yīng)新時代，否則將會消亡。Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.各種文明最后都會衰落、消亡。
VERB
（物質(zhì)或材料）老化，腐爛，脆裂
If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
例句
Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off...很明顯灰泥已脆裂老化,全剝落下來了。Their tyres are slowly perishing.他們的車胎在慢慢老化。
CONVENTION
（表示認為建議不可能、荒謬）想都別想，死了心吧，沒門兒
If someone says perish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
例句
Me a policeman! Perish the thought!...我當(dāng)警察！想都別想了，不可能！We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.我們沒有電腦（死了心吧），只好最近買了臺電動打字機。