dying

adjective

/ˈdaɪɪŋ/

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[only before noun] connected with or happening at the time of somebody’s death臨終的；臨死的；垂死的
- I will remember it to my dying day.我至死都不會忘記此事。
- her dying wishes/words她的臨終遺願／遺言
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Dying is used with these nouns:
breed
father
fire
…
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the dying
noun [plural] people who are dying垂死者；臨終者
- doctors who care for the dying照看臨終病人的醫生
see also assisted dying
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gradually disappearing; that will soon no longer exist垂死：逐漸消失；那將很快不再存在
- Letter-writing is a dying art.寫信是一種垂死的藝術。
- the dying embers of the fire爐火的餘燼
[only before noun] coming at the end of a period of time or an activity快死了：在一段時間結束或活動
synonym closing (1)
- the dying moments of the match比賽即將結束的時候。