die
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they die | |
| he / she / it dies | |
| past simple died | |
| past participle died | |
| -ing form dying |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to stop living 死；死亡；凋謝 My father died suddenly at the age of 48. 父親48歲突然去世。 At least six people have died in the accident. 至少有六人在事故中喪生。 That plant's going to die if you don't water it! 如果你不給它澆水，那株植物會死的！ He later died in hospital. 他後來在醫院去世了。 They died fighting for their country. 他們爲國捐軀。 She died peacefully after a long illness. 久病之後，她安詳地去世了。 to die with dignity 體面地死去 - die of/from something
to die of/from cancer 死於癌症 - die for something
He was ready to die for his cause. 他準備爲他的事業獻身。 I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die). 這件事我終生難忘。 - (informal)
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). 看到他在那裏我簡直無地自容。 - die a… death
to die a natural/slow/horrible/violent death 自然/緩慢/可怕/暴死 - die + adj.
She died young. 她年紀輕輕就死了。 At least they died happy. 至少他們死時很幸福。 - die + noun
He died a hero. 他英勇就義。 He died a poor man. 他在貧困中死去。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1Her husband died suddenly last week. 她的丈夫上周猝死。 That plant's died. 那植物已經枯萎。 He died for his beliefs. 他爲自己的信仰獻身。 Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她的父親在一場車禍中慘死。 30 000 people died as a result of the earthquake. 地震造成3萬人死亡。 A dog lay dying in the road. 一只狗奄奄一息地躺在路上。 I nearly died when they told me the price. 他們告訴我價格的時候，我差點死過去。 I thought I was going to die. 我以爲我要死了。 One of their children died in infancy. 他們有一個孩子夭折於襁褓中。 She should be allowed to die peacefully. 應該讓她平靜離世。 The accident victim died from her injuries. 事故中的傷者傷重死亡。 to die for your country 爲國捐軀 Her father died of cancer. 她父親死於癌症。 I'm not afraid to die. 我不怕死。 She died a natural death. 她盡其天年了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- peacefully
- suddenly
- unexpectedly
- …
- be going to
- be allowed to
- for
- from
- of
- …
- die a natural, violent, etc. death
- [intransitive]
to stop existing; to disappear 消失；消亡；滅亡 The old customs are dying. 舊的習俗正在消亡。 His secret died with him (= he never told anyone). 他的秘密随同他一起進了墳墓。 The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking). 我話到嘴邊又縮回去了。
- [intransitive]
(of a machine 機器 to stop working 停止運轉
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old Norse deyja, of Germanic origin; related to dead.
Idioms
be dying for something/to do something
cross my heart (and hope to die)
die a/the death
- (British English, informal)
to fail completely 徹底失敗；完全消失
die in your bed
to die because you are old or ill 壽終正寝
die laughing
die/fall/drop like flies
do or die
a situation where you need to act in a very determined way or taking a great risk, because there is no alternative 死亡： 由於别無選擇，您需要采取果斷的行動或冒很大的風險At this stage in the competition it's do or die. 在比賽的這個階段，生死攸關。
never say die
- (saying)
do not stop hoping 别洩氣；别氣餒；不言放棄
old habits, traditions, etc. die hard
used to say that things change very slowly （舊習慣、傳統等）難以改變，根深蒂固
to die for