Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #443
die
死；死亡
to stop living; to become dead
- 1.
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
停止生存；死亡；经历死亡。
- 2.
To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
(停止生存并)经历(某种特定的死亡)。
- 3.
To yearn intensely.
极度渴望。
- 4.
To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
精神上死亡；失去希望。
- 5.
To stop working; to break down or otherwise lose "vitality".
停止运转；出故障或失去“活力”。
- 6.
To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
中止,终止(如错误条件)。
- 7.
To expire at the end of the session of a legislature without having been brought to a vote.
立法机构会期结束时未付诸表决而失效。
- 8.
To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
消亡；不复存在；遗失或灭绝。
- 9.
To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
沉没；昏厥；憔悴；因虚弱、沮丧、爱等而萎靡。
- 10.
To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
变得漠不关心；不再受影响。
- 11.
To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
在另一个表面上逐渐消失,如线脚在斜面或曲面上隐没。
- 12.
To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
变得淡而无味、平淡无奇或失去劲头,如酒类。
停止运转；失灵；终止；消亡；灭绝；不复存在；渴望；极想；以…方式死去；失去希望；心灰意冷
In use
My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 95.
The cat was hit by a car and died instantly.
If you don't water the plant, it will soon die.
die of/from sth
死于疾病、饥饿、衰老等内因用 of，死于外伤、事故等外因常用 from。
She died of a heart attack.
她死于心脏病发作。
die for sth
强调为某种信念或事业牺牲。
He died for his country.
他为国捐躯。
die out
指物种、习俗、语言等逐渐消失。
Many languages are dying out.
许多语言正在消亡。
Connections
Collocations
- die of
- 死于（疾病、饥饿、衰老等）
- He died of a heart attack.他死于心脏病发作。
- die from
- 死于（外伤、事故等外因）
- Many people die from traffic accidents every year.每年许多人死于交通事故。
- die for
- 为…而死；渴望（口语）
- Soldiers died for their country.士兵们为祖国而牺牲。
- die out
- 灭绝；消失
- Some languages are dying out.一些语言正在消亡。
- die down
- 逐渐平息；减弱
- The wind died down in the evening.风在傍晚时平息了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
die（死亡）发音似中文‘歹’，歹徒作恶终将死亡，记住‘歹’即‘死’。
Context & Register
中性; 常用于日常对话、新闻报道和文学作品。在口语中也可用于夸张表达，但主要义项仍为"死亡"。
Grammar Note
die为不及物动词，无被动语态，常见介词搭配：die of/from（死于疾病或原因），die for（为...而死），die in（在...中死亡）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与die押韵（发音均为/aɪ/），拼写均包含字母组合'ie'或'y'。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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