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per·ish AHD[pĕrʹĭsh] D.J.[ˈperɪʃ]K.K.[ˈpɛrɪʃ]v.(动词)per.ished, per.ish.ing, per.ish.es v.intr.(不及物动词)- To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner:丧生:死或被害,尤指在暴力下或以突然的方式:"Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?”(George Bernard Shaw)“那基督必须每年为拯救那些缺乏想象力的人们而受一次死亡的折磨吗?”(乔治·萧伯纳)
- To pass from existence; disappear gradually:消亡:消失;渐渐消失:"Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish"(A.J. Balfour)“人最终会入土,他所有的思想也将随之而消亡”(A.J.贝尔福)
- Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.【多用于英国】 毁伤或损毁
v.tr.(及物动词)- To bring to destruction; destroy:使毁灭;摧毁:"Many foul blights/Perish'd his hard won gains"(Thomas Hood)“多次犯规使他本身有把握的胜利破灭了”(托马斯·胡德)
perish the thought - Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.表达一种甚至从未想过的愿望
- Middle English perishen 中古英语 perishen
- from Old French perir periss- [to perish] 源自 古法语 perir periss- [破坏]
- from Latin perīre 源自 拉丁语 perīre
- per- [per-] per- [前缀,表示“每…”]
- īre [to go] * see ei- īre [去] * 参见 ei-
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