美
[daɪ]
come to the end of life; stop living
"She died from cancer"
"The children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
"The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
"Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
"I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"
"We almost died laughing during the show"
"The engine finally went"
"The car died on the road"
"The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"
"The coffee maker broke"
"The engine failed on the way to town"
"her eyesight went after the accident"
"She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
"She dying for a cigarette"
"I was dying to leave"
"Die out leather for belts"
"wine and beer can pall"
"Their anger died"
"My secret will die with me!"
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
Dependent on the turn of a die, on the tossing up of a halfpenny.
出自： Hazlitt
It is not gambling when I know the dice are loaded in my favor.
出自： E. O
She died only the other day at the age of about a hundred and ten.
出自： R. Campbell
Four sons, two of whom died in the First World War.
出自： J. Fowles
音乐声渐渐消失了。
His footsteps died away in the darkness.
他的脚步声在黑暗中渐渐消失了。
All conversation died away.
谈话声渐渐静了下来。
Now that the cheers had died away, the circus tent seemed oddly quiet.
喝彩声逐渐平静下来后,马戏篷里安静得出奇。
All his anger died away.
他的满腔怒气渐渐平息下来。
His voice died away and he fell asleep.
他渐渐地没了声音,睡着了。
第一次寒潮袭来时,大丽花全都凋谢了。
The bushes may have died back in this cold autumn, but they will grow again next spring.
在这寒冷的秋天,灌木可能会枯死,但明年春天还会生长起来。
谁不服从国王,就将死于剑下。
Many people have died by violence.
有许多人死于暴力。
Many people died by drowning in the great floods.
许多人在特大洪水中淹死了。
枪声渐渐地平息下来。
The laughter died down.
笑声渐渐地消失了。
The wind died down at last and all was quiet.
风终于停了,一切都平静下来了。
When the hunt has died down we shall be able to leave our hiding place.
追捕缓下来后我们才能离开隐藏的地方。
The excitement died down as time went by.
随着时间的推移,激动的心情逐渐平静下来。
The feeling between them had died down.
他们之间的感情已不那么强烈了。
为人民而死,虽死犹荣!
Many religious people would die for their beliefs.
许多教徒都愿为他们的信仰而献身。
It used to be considered part of a young man's duty to die for his country.
过去,为国捐躯一直被认为是年轻人的一份义务。 be dying for sth
It's so hot today,I'm dying for a drink.
今天这么热,我急需喝点饮料。
I'm dying for a cup of tea.
我很想喝杯茶。
He is dying for the book.
他很想要这本书。
她因受伤而死。
The young driver died from the wounds that he received in the road accident.
这位年轻的司机在交通事故中受伤过重而死去。
The child died from her fall out of the high window.
这个孩子是从窗户摔下来而死的。
It was obvious that the man died from suffocation.
很明显,这个人死于窒息。
Five men died from police gunfire.
五名男子被警察击毙了。
In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天,野兽可能是因为缺乏食物而被饿死。
他在一次事故中丧生。
The young driver died in the car crash.
这个年轻的司机在车祸中死去了。
Fewer people die in hospital than at home.
死在医院里的人要少于死在家里的人。
He watched his cigarette die in the ashtray.
他看着他的烟在烟灰缸里熄灭。
He died in his bed.
他寿终正寝。
He died in his office.
他死于任职期间。
他死于癌症。
The blacksmith died of the rum bottle and stroke.
铁匠死于酗酒及中风。
She died of a fever, and no one could save her.
她死于高烧,谁也救不了她。
Some of his children died of undernourishment.
他有几个孩子因营养不良而死亡。
He died of his wound.
他负伤而死。
My grandmother died of grief soon after her husband's death.
祖父去世不久,祖母就因悲伤过度而死了。 be dying of sth
I am dying of boredom!
我烦得要死!
The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.
孩子们出于好奇,迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。
她的朋友正相继死去。
The deer in the forest are all dying off from disease.
林中的鹿一个接一个地病死了。
The trees have been dying off during the severe winter, and there are few left.
在严冬,树一棵一棵地死掉了,剩下的寥寥无几了。
The bamboo forest burst into flower and then died off.
竹林突然开花,然后一株一株死掉了。
This species is dying off.
该物种面临绝种。
The rumble of thunder died off.
隆隆雷声逐渐消失。
他是他家族活在这世上的最后一个成员,他一死,他们家族便不复存在了。
Some species died out.
有些物种灭绝了。
This kind of bird is dying out.
这种鸟行将灭绝。
If too many of these rare animals are killed, their kind will die out.
如果过多地屠杀这些稀有动物,它们很快就会绝迹。
Traditional grocers' shops are fast dying out now that there are so many supermarkets.
由于出现了许多超级市场,传统的杂货店铺正逐渐消失。
Many old customs are gradually dying out.
许多旧习俗都在逐渐消失。
It's time this selfish habit died out.
这种自私的习惯该消除了。
That style of music died out ten years ago.
那种风格的音乐10年前就消失了。
误 He has died for three years.
正 He died three years ago.
析 die是瞬间动词,不可与for引起的表示一段时间的状语搭配。
误 He was died three years ago.
正 He died three years ago.
析 die主要用作不及物动词,不能构成被动结构。偶尔用作及物动词时接同源名词death作宾语。
误 Although they died, they have won the honour for their country.
正 Although they are dead, they have won the honour for their country.
析 die的过去式一般只用在如“说明何时死的,生什么病死的,死时年轻(富有或贫穷)等”场合,英美人习惯用be dead表示“某人已死”。
