perish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·ish /ˈperɪʃ/ verb 1 [intransitive] formal or literaryMXDIE to die, especially in a terrible or sudden way 死亡〔尤指惨死或猝死〕 Hundreds perished when the ship went down. 轮船沉没，数百人罹难。► see thesaurus at die2. [intransitive, transitive] especially British EnglishDAMAGE if rubber or leather perishes, it decays （使）〔橡胶或皮革〕腐坏，老化3 perish the thought! spoken old-fashionedBAD used to say that you hope what someone has suggested will never happen 但愿…不会成真 If we lose, perish the thought, Watford will take first place. 如果我们输了，但愿这不会成为事实，沃特福德就会拿第一了。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
perish• We must make sure that democracy does not perish.• But in 1691 the boy was reported to have fallen accidentally from a second-story window and perished.• Even so, 10,000-20,000 birds have perished.• Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.• But by far the majority perish, before they are even hatched - or at least before they reach maturity and breed themselves.• Most domestic building was in wood and has perished, but some of the great mural fortresses survive.• He is believed to have perished fairly early in the prolonged series of guerrilla activities he inaugurated against Rome.• Sanchez perished in a mudslide in 1985.• Sandy Lee Gilmore perished in the early morning blaze at her terraced home on the Drumtara estate.• All of us would have perished of exposure and hunger had we not recaptured our ponies.• Everyone aboard the ship perished when it sank off the coast of Maine.Origin perish (1200-1300) Old French perir, from Latin perire “to be destroyed”per·ish verbChineseSyllable
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perish
per‧ish /ˈperɪʃ/
verb
Hundreds perished when the ship went down.
2. [intransitive and transitive] especially British English if rubber or leather perishes, it decays
3. perish the thought! spoken old-fashioned used to say that you hope what someone has suggested will never happen:
If we lose, perish the thought, Watford will take first place.
▪ die to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness: I want to see Ireland again before I die. | No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough. | His son died of liver cancer three years ago.
▪pass away to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone: My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people.
▪pass on to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body: I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on.
▪lose your life to be killed in a terrible event: Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm.
▪perish literary to die in a terrible event – used especially in literature and news reports: Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.
▪give your life/lay down your life formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in: We honor the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.
▪drop dead informal to suddenly die, when people do not expect you to: One day, he came home from work and dropped dead of a heart attack.
▪kick the bucket/pop your clogs British English, buy the farm American English informal to die – used when you are not talking seriously about death: It’s not like I’m going to kick the bucket tomorrow.
per‧ish /ˈperɪʃ/
verb Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: perir, from Latin perire 'to be destroyed'
1. [intransitive] formal or literary to die, especially in a terrible or sudden way:Language: Old French
Origin: perir, from Latin perire 'to be destroyed'
2. [intransitive and transitive] especially British English if rubber or leather perishes, it decays
3. perish the thought! spoken old-fashioned used to say that you hope what someone has suggested will never happen:
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