Word · Frequency #9526
perish
死亡，丧生
(of people or animals) die, especially in a violent or sudden way
- 1.
To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
腐烂消失；消耗殆尽。
- 2.
To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
腐烂到无法用于原始目的。
- 3.
To die; to cease to live.
死亡；停止生存。
腐烂，凋谢；毁坏，使丧生；腐烂消失；消耗殆尽。；腐烂到无法用于原始目的。；死亡；停止生存。
In use
Without water, many crops will perish in the drought.
The ancient manuscript perished in the fire.
If you leave the fruit out too long, it will perish.
perish (from/in + cause)
Thousands of people perished in the earthquake.
数千人在地震中丧生。
perish the thought
固定习语，表示强烈否定或认为某事不可能。
Perish the thought that I would ever cheat on an exam.
但愿我从未在考试中作弊。
be perished with + cause
We were all perished with cold after waiting outside for an hour.
Connections
Collocations
- perish in a fire
- 在火灾中丧生
- Many people perished in the devastating fire.许多人在那场毁灭性的火灾中丧生。
- perish from hunger
- 死于饥饿
- Without food, they would perish from hunger.没有食物，他们会死于饥饿。
- perish the thought
- 打消这个念头；但愿不会如此
- Perish the thought that we should ever lose our freedom.我们绝不要失去自由——但愿不会如此。
- perish in vain
- 白白死去
- Their sacrifices should not perish in vain.他们的牺牲不应白白付诸东流。
- perish in the cold
- 死于严寒
- The travelers perished in the bitter cold of the mountains.旅行者们在山区的严寒中丧生。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘perish’发音近似‘拍去世’，一拍就死，意为‘毁灭、丧生’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、news reports、academic writing “perish”通常用于正式语境，多出现在文学、新闻报道和学术写作中，表示死亡或毁灭，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
主要用作不及物动词，表示死亡、毁灭；及物用法较少，表示使死亡或毁坏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'cherish' (/ˈtʃerɪʃ/) rhymes with 'perish' (/ˈperɪʃ/). The other words share the '-ish' ending but have different stressed vowels: /æ/ in 'parish', 'vanish', 'banish'; /ʌ/ in 'nourish', 'flourish'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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