daI; dai | daI; dai < die >
[基本字汇]
<<不及物动词>>
died, dy.ing, dies
1 死去
2 消逝
The sunlight died in the west. 太阳渐渐消逝在西边
3 濒临┅的边缘
nearly died of embarrassment 几乎窘死了
4 ((口语)) 迫切需要
I am dying for a box of chocolates. 我好想要有一盒巧克力
She was dying to see the exhibit. 她巴不得马上来参观展览
5 a. 停止运转
If your vehicle dies, stay with it. 如果你的车坏了, 人要留在车上
b. 受到攻击
could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack那次攻击行动中, 可看见两架被摧毁的飞机残骸
die back
『植物』 枝叶枯萎 (但根部仍活著)
die down
减弱; 消褪
The winds die down. 风势减弱
die off
相继死亡
Rabbits were dying off in that county. 在那个郡内兔子正相继地死去
die out
灭绝; 绝迹
tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago几世纪前绝迹的原始部落和部落的习俗
<<惯用语>>
die hard
1 历时久远才消失
racial prejudices that die hard 种族偏见一时之间还难以消弭
2 立场顽固而坚定
radicalism that dies hard 死硬的偏激主义
< die >
<<名词>>
pl. dies, dice
1 (复数为 dies) 模子
a. 金属模子
b. 螺丝模子
c. 铸模
d. 钢
印模2 (复数为 dies)『建筑』方形的墩身
3 (复数为 dice)『牌戏』
a. 骰子
b. (常作 dice, 接单数动词) 掷骰子的游戏
<<及物动词>>
died, die.ing, dies
用模子制造
<<惯用语>>
load the dice
1 预见┅结果, 预测
"These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain...income distribution." (Thomas G. Exter) 这些因素更证实了这个说法, 就是每一个家庭必落於一定的收入分布模式
2 非常不利於┅
The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.开庭之前的情势对被告非常不利
no dice
1 无用的; 徒劳的
2 拒绝 (请求)
the die is cast 大势已定