demise

英 [dɪˈmaɪz]

美 [dɪˈmaɪz]

n.  终止; 失败; 倒闭; 死亡; 逝世; 一命呜呼
v.  遗赠; 让位

过去分词：demised　复数：demises　过去式：demised　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6969 / COCA.6878

牛津词典

noun

• 终止；失败；倒闭
  the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
• 死亡；逝世；一命呜呼
  death
  1. his imminent/sudden/sad demise
     他死到临头；他的猝死；他悲惨的死亡

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡
  Thedemiseof something or someone is their end or death.
  1. ...the demise of the reform movement...
     改革运动的消亡
  2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
     导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

英英释义

noun

• the time when something ends
  1. it was the death of all his plans
  2. a dying of old hopes
  Synonym:deathdying

verb

• transfer by a lease or by a will

双语例句

• Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
  导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
• Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
  我死亡的谣言太夸张了。
• On the demise of my father, the family house will go to myself and my brother.
  父亲一去世，家族的房子就将归属我和我兄弟。
• I'll have you choke on your own demise.
  我会令你窒息、然后去迎接你的终结吧。
• Isn't that how both your father and grandfather met their demise?
  你父亲和你的祖父是怎样死的？
• In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
  在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。
• Its demise cannot be explained by high administrative and collection costs alone.
  它的让位不能单独用高额的管理费用和征集费用来解释。
• I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible
  我也认为如果伦敦动物园不复存在的话那真是太糟糕了。
• China's rapid modernisation is blamed for the dolphin's demise.
  海豚的绝种被归咎于中国急速的现代化。
• Some may warn of America's demise, but I'm not among them.
  有些人可能警告美国已经衰退，但我并不认同这观点。