perish
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they perish | |
he / she / it perishes | |
past simple perished | |
past participle perished | |
-ing form perishing |
- [intransitive] (formal or literary)
(of people or animals )人或动物 to die, especially in a sudden violent way 死亡;暴死 - [intransitive] (formal)
to be lost or destroyed 丧失;湮灭;毁灭 - [intransitive, transitive] perish (something) (British English)
if a material such as rubber perishes or is perished, it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes (使橡胶等)老化,脆裂
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French periss-, lengthened stem of perir, from Latin perire ‘pass away’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + ire ‘go’.