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to stop living 死；死亡；凋谢 My father died suddenly at the age of 48. 我父亲突然去世，享年48岁。 At least six people have died in the accident. 事故中至少有六人死亡。 That plant's going to die if you don't water it! 如果不给它浇水，那棵植物就会死了！ He later died in hospital. 他后来在医院死亡。 They died fighting for their country. 他们为自己的国家而战。 She died peacefully after a long illness. 长期生病后她和平地死了。 to die with dignity 有尊严地死 - die of/from something
to die of/from cancer 死于癌症 - die for something
He was ready to die for his cause. 他准备为自己的事业而死。 I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die). 这件事我终生难忘。 🔊🔊 - (informal)
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). 看到他在那里我简直无地自容。 🔊🔊 - die a… death
to die a natural/slow/horrible/violent death 死于自然/缓慢/可怕/暴力死亡 - die + adj.
She died young. 她年纪轻轻就死了。 🔊🔊 At least they died happy. 至少他们死时很幸福。 🔊🔊 - die + noun
He died a hero. 他死于英雄。 He died a poor man. 他在贫困中死去。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1Her husband died suddenly last week. 她的丈夫上周猝死。 🔊🔊 That plant's died. 那植物已经枯萎。 🔊🔊 He died for his beliefs. 他为自己的信仰献身。 🔊🔊 Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她的父亲在一场车祸中惨死。 30 000 people died as a result of the earthquake. 地震造成3万人死亡。 A dog lay dying in the road. 一条狗死在路上。 I nearly died when they told me the price. 他们告诉我价格的时候，我差点死过去。 I thought I was going to die. 我以为我要死了。 One of their children died in infancy. 他们有一个孩子夭折于襁褓中。 She should be allowed to die peacefully. 应该让她平静离世。 The accident victim died from her injuries. 事故中的伤者伤重死亡。 to die for your country 为国捐躯 Her father died of cancer. 她父亲死于癌症。 I'm not afraid to die. 我不怕死亡。 She died a natural death. 她尽其天年了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- peacefully
- suddenly
- unexpectedly
- …
- be going to
- be allowed to
- for
- from
- of
- …
- die a natural, violent, etc. death
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to stop existing; to disappear 消失；消亡；灭亡 The old customs are dying. 旧的习俗正在消亡。 🔊🔊 His secret died with him (= he never told anyone). 他的秘密随同他一起进了坟墓。 🔊🔊 The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking). 我话到嘴边又缩回去了。 🔊🔊
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(of a machine 机器 to stop working 停止运转
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 彻底失败；完全消失
die in your bed
to die because you are old or ill 寿终正寝
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 At this stage in the competition it's do or die. 在比赛的这个阶段，它成败。
never say die
- (saying)
do not stop hoping 别泄气；别气馁；不言放弃
old habits, traditions, etc. die hard
used to say that things change very slowly （旧习惯、传统等）难以改变，根深蒂固
to die for