- 基礎(chǔ)釋義
- 例句
- 六級(jí)真題
- 柯林斯詞典釋義
- 英漢詞典釋義
perishing
英[?per????]
美[?p?r????]
例句
英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題
More than paradise lost, a perishing rain forest could trigger a domino effect - sending winds and rains kilometers off course and loading the skies with even greater levels of greenhouse gases - that will be felt far beyond the Amazon basin.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
The domino effect triggered by the perishing rain forests
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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VERB
(人或動(dòng)物)慘死,猝死
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(huì)在秋天的第一場(chǎng)霜凍來臨時(shí)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
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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(shí)代,否則將會(huì)消亡。
Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
各種文明最后都會(huì)衰落、消亡。
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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。
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CONVENTION
(表示認(rèn)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(tái)電動(dòng)打字機(jī)。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
(饑、寒等)令人極難受的;冷極的
Let me in. I’m perishing with cold.
讓我進(jìn)去,我要凍死了。
The children are always complaining that they are perishing with hunger. Don’t take seriously.
孩子們總抱怨他們要餓死了,甭拿這個(gè)當(dāng)回事。