英漢辭典

1. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 死,死亡,死去

   die a beggar

   死時是個乞丐

   die rich [poor]

   死時富裕[貧窮]

   die by violence

   橫死;慘死;死於非命

   die through neglect

   因疏忽而喪生

   die for one's country

   為國捐軀

   die in battle

   戰死,陣亡,捐軀沙場

   Dying is as natural as living.

   【諺】 生死有命,有生必有死,生與死都是自然規律.

2. 2. [聖] 精神上死亡,像死亡般感到痛苦

3. 3. 因…而想死掉 誇張的表現,如「餓得要死,羞死,枯燥無味得要命」等

4. 4. [口] 渴望;切望

   I'm dying for a drink [to see you].

   我真想喝點東西[去看望你].

5. 5. (火)熄滅,(聲、光等)漸弱

6. 6. 洩氣

7. 7. (制度、藝術、名聲等)消失;滅亡;被遺忘

   His fame died with him.

   他的名望與他同逝(在他死後即隨之消逝).

8. 8. (對…)漠然置之,對…失去興趣

   die to shame

   變得死不要臉;恬不知恥;失去羞恥心.

9. 9. [棒球] 殘壘



10. n. (名詞 noun)
    1. [美‧俚] 死,死亡

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vb

1. [mainly intr] (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently

she died of pneumonia

2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end

the memory of her will never die

3. [often foll by away, down, or out] to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees

4. [often foll by away or down] to become calm or quiet; subside

the noise slowly died down

5. to stop functioning

the engine died

6. to languish or pine, as with love, longing, etc

7. [usually foll by of] [informal] to be nearly overcome (with laughter, boredom, etc)

8. [theol] to lack spiritual life within the soul, thus separating it from God and leading to eternal punishment

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to undergo or suffer (a death of a specified kind) (esp in phrases such as die a saintly death)

2. [foll by to] to become indifferent or apathetic (to)

to die to the world

3. See also dieback die down die out

4. [Etymology] Old English diegan, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse deyja, Old High German touwen

5. [Usage] It was formerly considered incorrect to use the preposition from after die, but of and from are now both acceptable: he died of/from his injuries

n. (noun)

1. a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device

2. a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter

3. an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads - Compare tap

4. a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast - See also die-cast

5. [architect] the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic

6. another name for dice

7. [Etymology] C13 dee, from Old French de, perhaps from Vulgar Latin datum (unattested) a piece in games, noun use of past participle of Latin dare to play