die
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living. 死亡[no passive]
A year later my dog died. 1年後，我的狗死了。
Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer. 令人悲傷的是，他和我母親都死於癌症。
I would die a very happy person if I could stay in music my whole life. 如果我這一生都能生活在音樂之中，就是死，我也會死得快樂。
2. V-I If a machine or device dies, it stops completely, especially after a period of working more and more slowly or inefficiently. 停止運轉[書麪]
Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered, and died. 突然，發動機發出喀喀聲、噼啪聲，然後就熄火了。
3. V-I You can say that you are dying of thirst, hunger, boredom, or curiosity to emphasize that you are very thirsty, hungry, bored, or curious. (飢渴、厭倦、好奇得) 要命[非正式] [only cont]
Order me a soda, I'm dying of thirst. 給我要盃汽水，我快渴死了。
4. V-T/V-I You can say that you are dying for something or are dying to do something to emphasize that you very much want to have it or do it. 渴望[非正式] [only cont]
I'm dying for a breath of fresh air. 我真想呼吸點新鮮空氣。
5. V-T/V-I You can use die in expressions such as "I almost died" or "I'd die if anything happened" where you are emphasizing your feelings about a situation, for example, to say that it is very shocking, upsetting, embarrassing, or amusing. (差點) 死去[非正式，口語]
I nearly died when I read what she'd written about me. 看到她對我的描述，我差點沒死。
I nearly died of shame. 我羞愧得要命。
I thought I'd die laughing. 我以爲我要笑死了。
6. →see also dying
7. PHRASE If you say that something is to die for, you mean that you want it or like it very much. 令人非常想要; 令人非常喜歡[非正式]
It may be that your property has a stunning view, or perhaps it has a kitchen or bathroom to die for. 也許是你的房子有極漂亮的景色，也許它的廚房和衛生間太令人曏往。
8. PHRASE If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely. (習慣、觀唸等) 難以消除; 難以改變
Old habits die hard. 舊習難改。
9. N →another name for dice
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die /daɪ/ (dying,died,dies)
剑桥词典
- to stop living or existing , either suddenly or slowly
- These men are ready to die for their country .
- When the queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne .
- We had a very hard winter last year and some of the plants died.
- Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent .
- If disturbed , the bird may abandon the nest , leaving the chicks to die.
死去，死亡，過世
Twelve people died in the accident . 12人在此次事故中喪生。
She died of/from hunger /cancer /a heart attack /her injuries . 她死於飢餓／癌症／心髒病／傷病。
It is a brave person who will die for their beliefs . 願爲信唸而死的人稱得上是勇敢者。
I would like to die in my sleep (= while I am sleeping ). 我願在睡夢中死去。
Many people have a fear of dying. 很多人害怕死亡。
Our love will never die. 我們的愛將永不消逝。
She will not tell anyone - the secret will die with her. 她不會告訴任何人——這個秘密會爛在她的肚子裡。
die a natural/violent death
to die naturally , violently , etc.
自然死亡／死於非命等
He died a violent death . 他死於非命。
My grandmother died a natural death (= did not die of illness or because she was killed ), as she would have wanted . 我祖母壽終正寢，這是她所希望的結侷。
informal
If a machine , battery , or phone dies, it stops working , usually because it has no power .
（通常因爲沒有電而）停止運轉，報廢
The engine just died on us. 那台發動機剛好報廢在我們手裡。
I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text - my phone died. 對不起，我沒有廻你的短信，我的電話沒有電了。
例句
習語
almost/nearly die of sthbe dying for/to do sth
die a/the death
die hard
do or die
never say die
or die in the attempt
to die for
to/until my dying day
短語動詞
die awaydie down
die off
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