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

• I can't get in I've lost the perishing key!
  我进不去－－我把该死的钥匙丢了。
• Their tyres are slowly perishing.
  他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• An estimated quarter of its passengers ended up perishing in Nazi concentration camps.
  据估计，其1/4的乘客最后死于纳粹集中营。
• Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.
  一只快饿死的蚱蜢经过了，诚挚地向蚂蚁乞讨一些食物。
• 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。
• For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
  因为我们在婉面前，无论在得救的人身上，或灭亡的人身上，都有基督馨香之气。
• Don't go out without your coat, it's perishing out there!
  穿上大衣再出去，外面非常冷！
• There was not an urchin in school but was perishing to have a glimpse of it, but the chance never came.
  学校里那些调皮的家伙没有一个不想看下那本神秘的书，那怕瞟一眼也好，可总没有机会。
• 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。
• The old religion is perishing.
  这种旧宗教正在消亡。