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dying + noun
dying 作形容词，修饰名词，表示‘临终的’、‘垂死的’。
She fulfilled his dying wish.
她实现了他垂死的愿望。
垂死的；临终的
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垂死的；临终的
about to die or in the process of dying
She fulfilled his dying wish.
她实现了他垂死的愿望。
濒死的；临终的。
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
衰退的,末期的,或接近结束的。
Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
关于死亡的,或临死前的。
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
The doctor did everything she could to save the dying patient.
医生竭尽全力挽救这位垂死的病人。
With fewer young people learning it, the ancient craft is a dying tradition.
由于学习它的年轻人越来越少，这门古老的手艺正濒临消失。
The gardener tried to revive the dying plant by giving it more water.
园丁通过多浇水试图救活那棵垂死的植物。
dying 作形容词，修饰名词，表示‘临终的’、‘垂死的’。
She fulfilled his dying wish.
她实现了他垂死的愿望。
be dying 表示‘濒临死亡’的状态。
The patient is dying from cancer.
这位病人因癌症而垂死。
the dying 是名词性用法，指‘垂死的人’（复数概念）。
The doctor devoted his life to caring for the dying.
这位医生一生致力于照料垂死之人。
Not this
The old man is dying.
Use this
The old man is dead.
dying表示“垂死的、正在死亡的”，而dead表示“已死的”。中国学习者常混淆这两个词，误将dying用于表述已死亡的状态。
Not this
There were many dyings in the war.
Use this
There were many deaths in the war.
dying作为名词表示“死亡的过程”，不可数，通常不用复数形式。表示多次死亡事件应使用名词death的复数形式deaths。
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该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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