die
verb
noun
daɪ verb
1
BECOME DEAD
死了
to stop living and become dead 死去，死亡
He died in 1985 at the age of 76.
他 1985 年去世，终年 76 岁。
Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten.
她年仅 10 岁时父亲突然死于一次意外事故。
[+ of/from ]
The animals died of starvation in the snow.
这些动物在雪中饿死了。
patients who are dying from cancer
患了癌症，不久于人世的病人
She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98.
她在睡眠中安然辞世，享年 98 岁。
die for sth (be killed while fighting to defend something) 为某事物献出生命？
Do you believe in anything enough to die for it?
有没有什么东西让你相信到能够为它献出生命的地步 ？
die young/happy/poor
She died young, at the age of 27.
她英年早逝，年仅 27 岁。
The bullet went straight through his head, and he died instantly.
子弹穿过他的头部，他当场死亡。
to your dying day/until the day you die (until you die) 直到你死的时候
It must remain a secret until the day I die.
只要我还活着，这事就必须保密。
sb’s dying breath/wish (someone’s last breath or wish) 某人最后一口气/临终遗愿
It was his dying wish that the house be opened to the public.
把这幢房子向公众开放是他的临终遗愿。
die a hero/martyr/rich man etc
My uncle died a hero.
我叔叔死得很英勇。
die a natural/violent/agonizing death
Did she die a natural death (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her?) ?
她是自然死亡吗？
2
DISAPPEAR
消失
to disappear or stop existing 消失，不复存在
Our love will never die.
我们的爱始终不渝。
The family name will die with him (=disappear when he dies) .
他去世后家族的姓氏也将随之消失。
He’s one of a dying breed (=a type of person that is no longer common) .
他是那种快要绝种的人。
3
MACHINES
机器
to stop working [非正式] 停止运作; informal
The engine spluttered and died.
引擎 啪响了几声后就熄火了。
die on sb (stop working while they are using it) 某人在用的时候坏了
The mower just died on me.
我用着用着割草机就坏了。
4
be dying for sth/to do sth
to want something very much [口] 极想要某物，渴望得到某物 spoken
I’m dying for a cup of tea.
我很想喝杯茶。
She was dying to ask where he’d got it.
她极想问他是从哪里弄到的。
I’m dying to see what it is.
我很想看看这究竟是什么。
5
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc [口] 都快要饿死/渴死/厌烦死了 spoken
Do you fancy a cup of tea? I’m dying of thirst.
你想喝杯茶吗？我都快渴死了。
6
I nearly died/I could have died
used to say that you felt very surprised or embarrassed [口] 我太惊讶了/我尴尬极了 spoken
I nearly died when I saw it was my ex-husband!
当看清楚原来是我前夫时，我尴尬极了！
7
die of embarrassment/shame
to be very embarrassed or ashamed 尴尬得要命/羞愧得要死
The room was such a mess, I just died of embarrassment.
房间里这么乱，我真是尴尬得要命。
8
I’d rather die
used to say very strongly that you do not want to do something [口] 我死也不，我宁愿死〔用来强烈表示不想做某事〕 spoken
I’d rather die than work for him!
我死也不替他工作！
9
in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of sth)
during the last minutes or seconds before the end of something （某事的）最后几分钟/最后几秒钟/结束前的一刻
United scored an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game.
联队在最后时刻射入一球，将比分扳平。
10
old habits/traditions/customs die hard
10. used to say that it takes a long time to change to a new way of doing something 积习难改
11
never say die
11. used to encourage someone to continue doing something that is difficult [口] 别放弃〔用于鼓励某人继续做困难的事〕 spoken
12
die a/the death
12. to gradually fail or be forgotten [非正式] 慢慢失败 （消亡 ） informal
The rumour gradually died a death.
谣言慢慢平息了。
13
die laughing
13. to laugh a lot [口] 笑死了 spoken
We nearly died laughing when he told us.
他跟我们说的时候我们都快笑死了。
We nearly died laughing when he told us.
他跟我们说的时候我们都快笑死了。
14
to die for
14. extremely nice, attractive, or desirable [非正式] 极好的，非常吸引人的 informal
She had hair to die for.
她的头发好看极了。
15 a ceremony for someone who has died 为死者举行的仪式
funeral
burial
cremation
hearse
coffin
grave
graveyard/cemetery
undertaker
the mourners
16 if sound, wind, or light dies away, it becomes gradually weaker until you cannot hear, feel, or see it 〔声音、风或光〕慢慢变弱，渐渐消失
Her voice died away as she saw the look on David’s face.
看见戴维脸上的表情时，她的话音就越来越轻慢慢听不见了。
She waited until the footsteps had died away.
她一直等到脚步声渐渐消失。
17 if a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its roots 〔植物〕枝叶枯而不死，回枯，假死〔地面以上部分枯萎，根部却仍活着〕
18 if something dies down, it becomes less strong, active, or violent 减弱，平息
Don’t worry, the gossip will soon die down.
别担心，流言蜚语不久就会平息的。
when the excitement had died down
当兴奋过去后
19 if a group of people or animals die off, they die one by one until there are no more of them 相继死去，先后死去〔直至死光〕
20 to disappear or stop existing completely 绝迹，灭绝
The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out.
野生树袋熊濒临灭绝的危险。
There will be outbreaks of rain, gradually dying out later.
将有阵雨，稍后会逐渐停止。
noun
21 a metal block used to press or cut something into a particular shape 金属模具，铸模，压模
22 a DICE 骰子
23
the die is cast
used to say that a decision has been taken and cannot now be changed 事情已成定局，覆水难收