die

vt.& vi.死亡，熄灭；凋零，枯萎；渴望，盼望

n.钢型，硬模；骰子

verb

1. 死；死亡；凋谢
   to stop living
   1. to die of/from cancer
      死于癌症
   2. Her husband died suddenly last week.
      她的丈夫上周猝死。
   3. He died for his beliefs.
      他为自己的信仰献身。
   4. That plant's died.
      那植物已经枯萎。
   5. I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die) .
      我将终生不忘。
   6. 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。
   7. to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death
      横死、痛苦地死去、尽其天年等
   8. She died young.
      她年纪轻轻就死了。
   9. At least they died happy.
      至少他们死时很幸福。
   10. He died a poor man.
       他在贫困中死去。
2. 消失；消亡；灭亡
   to stop existing; to disappear
   1. The old customs are dying.
      旧的习俗正在消亡。
   2. His secret died with him (= he never told anyone) .
      他的秘密随同他一起进了坟墓。
   3. The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking) .
      我话到嘴边又缩回去了。
3. 停止运转
   to stop working
   1. The engine spluttered and died.
      发动机劈劈啪啪响了一阵后便熄火了。
   2. My car just died on me .
      我的汽车开着开着就坏了。

noun

1. 模具；冲模；压模
   a block of metal with a special shape, or with a pattern cut into it, that is used for shaping other pieces of metal such as coins, or for making patterns on paper or leather
2. 模具；冲模；压模
   a block of metal with a special shape, or with a pattern cut into it, that is used for shaping other pieces of metal such as coins, or for making patterns on paper or leather

vi. 死亡；凋零；熄灭 vt. 死，死于… n. 冲模，钢模；骰子 n. (Die)人名；(西)迭；(阿拉伯)迪埃

过去式:died 过去分词:died 现在分词:dying 第三人称单数:dies 名词复数形式:dies

die 死die 骰子

来自PIE*dheu, 离开，死亡，词源同dead, death.来自拉丁语datum, 给予，词源同date, donate. 原指掷骰子，后指骰子。

1. The moment had come to make a break or die
   那个时候不跑就没命了。
2. Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
   接着，发动机突然咔咔地响了几声，然后就熄火了。
3. A year later my dog died
   一年后我的狗死了。
4. Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer
   非常不幸的是，他和我母亲都死于癌症。
5. I would die a very happy person if I could stay in music my whole life
   如果能终生从事音乐事业，我会死而无憾。
6. The elm trees are all dying
   那些榆树全都奄奄一息了。
7. Every working day I treat people who are dying from lung diseases caused by smoking.
   每天上班我都要医治那些因吸烟患上肺病的垂危患者。
8. He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death
   他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
9. I'm no expert, but I don't think Tracy died a natural death.
   我不是什么专家，但我不认为特蕾西是自然死亡。
10. Her cigarette glowed brightly, then died.
    她的香烟燃起一阵亮光，然后就熄灭了。
11. My love for you will never die
    我对你的爱永不止息。
12. Kathryn looked down at the floor and the smile died on her lips.
    凯瑟琳低头看向地板，笑容从她的嘴角消失了。
13. Order me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
    给我来一壶茶，我快要渴死了。
14. I'm dying for a breath of fresh air
    我非常渴望能呼吸到新鲜空气。
15. She was dying to talk to Frank.
    她很想同弗兰克谈谈。
16. I nearly died when I learned where I was ending up
    得知自己到了哪里时，我简直要晕过去了。
17. I nearly died of shame
    我羞愧难当。
18. I thought I'd die laughing.
    我觉得我快要笑死了。
19. It was too late and too urgent to turn back. The die was cast.
    现在为时已晚，来不及回头。事情已成定局了。
20. Old habits die hard
    积习难改。
21. Such prejudices die hard.
    这些偏见很难消除。
22. It got to the point where I was so ill I was waiting to die.
    病到这个程度，我只能等死了。
23. He won his first Derby on the aptly named 'Never Say Die'.
    他驾驭着这匹名副其实的“永不言败”夺得了他的第一个德比马赛冠军。
24. She had to have the operation, or she would die.
    她必须动手术，要不然就没命了。
25. You have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process.
    你得让我们为自己拼搏，哪怕我们会在这个过程中死去。
26. Her father and her brothers would die of shame
    她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
27. He knew that under the surgeon's knife he would surely die
    他知道他必定会死在外科医生刀下。
28. We were worried that she was going to die
    我们很担心她快要死了。
29. What if he was going to die!
    如果他快要死了该怎么办？
30. The die is cast.
    已成定局，无可挽回。