die 基本解释
- 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
die 词态变化
第三人称单数: dies;过去式: died;过去分词: died;现在分词: dying;
die 中文词源
die 死来自PIE*dheu, 离开，死亡，词源同dead, death.
die 骰子来自拉丁语datum, 给予，词源同date, donate. 原指掷骰子，后指骰子。
die 英文词源
- die
- die: English has two distinct words die. The noun, ‘cube marked with numbers’, is now more familiar in its plural form (see DICE). The verb, ‘stop living’ [12], was probably borrowed from Old Norse deyja ‘die’. This, like English dead and death, goes back ultimately to an Indo- European base *dheu-, which some have linked with Greek thánatos ‘dead’.
It may seem strange at first sight that English should have borrowed a verb for such a basic concept as ‘dying’ (although some have speculated that a native Old English verb *dīegan or *dēgan did exist), but in fact it is a not uncommon phenomenon for ‘die’ verbs to change their meaning euphemistically, and therefore to need replacing by new verbs. In the case of the Old English verbs for ‘die’, steorfan survives as starve and sweltan in its derivative swelter, while cwelan is represented by the related cwellan ‘kill’, which has come down to us as quell.
=> dead, death - die (v.)
- mid-12c., possibly from Old Danish døja or Old Norse deyja "to die, pass away," both from Proto-Germanic *dawjan (cognates: Old Frisian deja "to kill," Old Saxon doian, Old High German touwen, Gothic diwans "mortal"), from PIE root *dheu- (3) "to pass away, die, become senseless" (cognates: Old Irish dith "end, death," Old Church Slavonic daviti, Russian davit' "to choke, suffer").
It has been speculated that Old English had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms.
Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, because they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Dutch euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1580s. Related: Died; dies. - die (n.)
- early 14c. (as a plural, late 14c. as a singular), from Old French de "die, dice," which is of uncertain origin. Common Romanic (cognates: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian dado, Provençal dat, Catalan dau), perhaps from Latin datum "given," past participle of dare (see date (n.1)), which, in addition to "give," had a secondary sense of "to play" (as a chess piece); or else from "what is given" (by chance or Fortune). Sense of "stamping block or tool" first recorded 1690s.
die 英文释义
- 1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
- 2. a device used for shaping metal
- 3. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
die 同义词解析
die, decease, expire, perish, pass away
这些动词或短语动词均有"死，死亡"之意。
die： 最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
decease： 正式用词，多指法律上的用语。
expire： 委婉用词。从本义"从肺部吐出气来"引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。
perish： 书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
pass away是die的委婉用语。
die 双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You stay here, you die. No two ways about it.
- 你若留在这里，必死无疑。
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- 3. A new study proved conclusively that smokers die younger than non-smokers.
- 一项新的研究确证了吸烟者比不吸烟者死得早。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week.
- 肺细胞约每周新老更替一次。
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- 5. They often take a long time to die back after flowering.
- 花期过后，它们的枝叶常常过很长一段时间才会枯萎。
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die 实用场景例句
- At least they died happy.
- 至少他们死时很幸福。
牛津词典
- He died a poor man.
- 他在贫困中死去。
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- The old customs are dying.
- 旧的习俗正在消亡。
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- His secret died with him (= he never told anyone) .
- 他的秘密随同他一起进了坟墓。
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- to die of/from cancer
- 死于癌症
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- Her husband died suddenly last week.
- 她的丈夫上周猝死。
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- He died for his beliefs.
- 他为自己的信仰献身。
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- That plant's died.
- 那植物已经枯萎。
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- I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die) .
- 我将终生不忘。
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- (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。
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- to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death
- 横死、痛苦地死去、尽其天年等
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- She died young.
- 她年纪轻轻就死了。
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- I nearly died of shame...
- 我羞愧难当。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Old habits die hard...
- 积习难改。
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- Such prejudices die hard.
- 这些偏见很难消除。
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- 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。
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- The elm trees are all dying...
- 那些榆树全都奄奄一息了。
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- 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。
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- He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death...
- 他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
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- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
- 然后，发动机突然咔咔地响着，发出一阵噼啪声，接着就彻底熄火了。
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- Her cigarette glowed brightly, then died.
- 她的香烟燃起一阵亮光，然后就熄灭了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My love for you will never die...
- 我对你的爱永不止息。
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- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Order me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
- 给我来一壶茶，我快要渴死了。
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- I'm dying for a breath of fresh air...
- 我非常渴望能呼吸到新鲜空气。
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- She was dying to talk to Frank.
- 她很想同弗兰克谈谈。
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- A year later my dog died...
- 一年后我的狗死了。
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- 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。
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