perishing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·ish·ing /ˈperɪʃɪŋ/ adjective British English spoken 1 DNCOLDvery cold 〔天气〕非常冷的 It was perishing in the tent. 帐篷里冷得要命。 Let’s go indoors. I’m perishing! 我们进屋吧，我好冷啊！2 BAD[only before noun] old-fashioned informal used to describe someone or something that is annoying you 讨厌的，该死的 Tell those perishing kids to shut up! 叫那些该死的孩子闭嘴！ —perishingly adverb
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perishing• Not so long ago the water used to steam away like a perishing engine on these tables in hot weather.• Get rid of the perishing lot.• Henry wished now that he'd not made such a fuss about the perishing uniform.per·ish·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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perishing
per‧ish‧ing /ˈperɪʃɪŋ/
adjective British English spoken
1. very cold:
It was perishing in the tent.
Let’s go indoors. I’m perishing!
2. [only before noun] old-fashioned informal used to describe someone or something that is annoying you:
Tell those perishing kids to shut up!
—perishingly adverb
per‧ish‧ing /ˈperɪʃɪŋ/
adjective British English spoken1. very cold:
2. [only before noun] old-fashioned informal used to describe someone or something that is annoying you:
—perishingly adverb