perishing

英 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

adj.  冰冷的; 酷寒的; 讨厌的; 可恶的
v.  死亡; 暴死; 丧失; 湮灭; 毁灭; (使橡胶等)老化，脆裂
perish的现在分词

现在分词：perishing　

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 冰冷的；酷寒的
  extremely cold
  1. It's perishing outside!
     外边冷极了。
  2. I'm perishing!
     我都快冻死了！
• 讨厌的；可恶的
  used to show that you are annoyed about sth
  1. I've had enough of this perishing job!
     这讨厌的差事，我真受够了！

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人或动物）惨死，猝死
  If people or animalsperish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
  1. Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.
     大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。
  2. ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.
     造成193名乘客丧生的渡船事故
• VERB 湮灭；毁灭；丧失
  If somethingperishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
  1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish...
     佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。
  2. Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
     各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
• VERB （物质或材料）老化，腐烂，脆裂
  If a substance or materialperishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
  1. Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off...
     很明显灰泥已脆裂老化,全剥落下来了。
  2. Their tyres are slowly perishing.
     他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• CONVENTION （表示认为建议不可能、荒谬）想都别想，死了心吧，没门儿
  If someone saysperish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
  1. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!...
     我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！
  2. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
     我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。

双语例句

• The bee kingdom especially wishes to address the recent news about so many of their kingdom perishing at this time in human history.
  蜜蜂王国尤其希望来讲述一下有关如此大批蜜蜂在历史此时死亡的近期新闻。
• And do you imagine that beautiful young lady, that healthy, hearty girl, will tie herself to a little perishing monkey like you!
  你以为那个美丽的小姐，那个健康热诚的姑娘会把她自己拴在一个像你这样快死的小猴子身边吗？
• Despite numerous ship passengers perishing from the plague, including the ships surgeon, powerful city merchants had the ships quarantine lifted to receive the goods they had on board.
  尽管船上有包括随船医生在内的大量乘客患病死亡，马赛市内有权势的商人仍然要求解除隔离禁令，以便拿到他们在船上的货物。
• If there is anything more heart-breaking than a body perishing for lack of bread, it is a soul which is dying from hunger for the light.
  如果还有什么比死于饥渴的躯体更能使人痛心的话，那一定是由于得不到光明而死去的灵魂了。
• ACROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with great delight.
  一天，当乌鸦觉得口很渴的时候，忽然发现一个水壶。
• Their tyres are slowly perishing.
  他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• He's too perishing mean to pay his share.
  他小气极了，连自己的那份钱也不付。
• The note to be sounded was brevity, mystery, and a foretaste of impending doom for Germany. There are telltale symptoms by which history gives warning to a threatened or perishing society.
  措辞应当简短、神秘，而且要预示德国即将灭亡。历史往往借助于一些很能说明问题的迹象来警示一个正面临威胁或即将灭亡的社会。
• [ NIV] And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
  如果我们的福音被蒙蔽了，那是对灭亡的人才蒙蔽的。
• 2 thes. 2:10 and in all deceit of unrighteousness among those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved.
  帖后二10并且在那灭亡的人身上，行各样不义的欺骗；因他们不领受对真理的爱，使他们得救。