perishing

英 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

adj.  冰冷的; 酷寒的; 讨厌的; 可恶的
v.  死亡; 暴死; 丧失; 湮灭; 毁灭; (使橡胶等)老化，脆裂
perish的现在分词

现在分词：perishing　

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 冰冷的；酷寒的
  extremely cold
  1. It's perishing outside!
     外边冷极了。
  2. I'm perishing!
     我都快冻死了！
• 讨厌的；可恶的
  used to show that you are annoyed about sth
  1. I've had enough of this perishing job!
     这讨厌的差事，我真受够了！

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人或动物）惨死，猝死
  If people or animalsperish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
  1. Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.
     大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。
  2. ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.
     造成193名乘客丧生的渡船事故
• VERB 湮灭；毁灭；丧失
  If somethingperishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
  1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish...
     佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。
  2. Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
     各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
• VERB （物质或材料）老化，腐烂，脆裂
  If a substance or materialperishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
  1. Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off...
     很明显灰泥已脆裂老化,全剥落下来了。
  2. Their tyres are slowly perishing.
     他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• CONVENTION （表示认为建议不可能、荒谬）想都别想，死了心吧，没门儿
  If someone saysperish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
  1. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!...
     我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！
  2. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
     我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。

双语例句

• The old religion is perishing.
  这种旧宗教正在消亡。
• Scholars in the Han Dynasty rewrote the pre-Qin classics for political purposes, especially for choosing a way to rule the country after the perishing of the Qin dynasty.
  摘要两汉儒者对先秦典籍的改造以为政治服务为目的，主要体现为秦亡汉兴后对治道选择上的适应。
• Despite numerous ship passengers perishing from the plague, including the ships surgeon, powerful city merchants had the ships quarantine lifted to receive the goods they had on board.
  尽管船上有包括随船医生在内的大量乘客患病死亡，马赛市内有权势的商人仍然要求解除隔离禁令，以便拿到他们在船上的货物。
• If there is anything more heart-breaking than a body perishing for lack of bread, it is a soul which is dying from hunger for the light.
  如果还有什么比死于饥渴的躯体更能使人痛心的话，那一定是由于得不到光明而死去的灵魂了。
• ACROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with great delight.
  一天，当乌鸦觉得口很渴的时候，忽然发现一个水壶。
• They can scarcely bring themselves to grasp that they, individually, and those whom they love are in imminent danger of perishing agonizingly.
  他们很少使自己领会到他们，每一个人，以及他们爱的人，其实正处于痛苦死亡的危险边缘。
• When morality falls slave to money thoroughly, our world is not far from perishing.
  当道德彻底沦落为金钱的奴隶时，这个世界离灭亡不远了。
• But in your perishing you will shine brightly fired by the strength of the god who brought you to this land and for some special purpose gave you dominion over this land and over the red man.
  肉身因岁月死亡，要靠着上帝给你的力量才能在世上灿烂发光，是上帝引领你活在大地上，是上帝莫明的旨意容你操纵白人。
• The Rhythmical "Water" and the Perishing "Snow"& A Comparison of Image between The Bordering Town and The Snow Country; Cyan: A skier is skiing in Germany.
  律动之水与消殒之雪&《边城》与《雪国》意象比较青：德国一名滑雪爱好者在滑雪。
• I can't get in I've lost the perishing key!
  我进不去－－我把该死的钥匙丢了。