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

• 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。
• 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。
• It's really perishing cold this morning!
  今天早晨实在冷得厉害！
• Don't go out without your coat, it's perishing out there!
  穿上大衣再出去，外面非常冷！
• 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。
• The Rhythmical "Water" and the Perishing "Snow"& A Comparison of Image between The Bordering Town and The Snow Country; Cyan: A skier is skiing in Germany.
  律动之水与消殒之雪&《边城》与《雪国》意象比较青：德国一名滑雪爱好者在滑雪。
• The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God and the Church is famishing for want of His Presence.
  这个世界因为缺乏对神的认识而趋向灭亡，同样地，教会因为没有神的同在而濒于生命枯干。
• When morality falls slave to money thoroughly, our world is not far from perishing.
  当道德彻底沦落为金钱的奴隶时，这个世界离灭亡不远了。
• Raymond: Well, it has been until now, but a decision was taken last year to go co-ed in three years 'time. [ NIV] And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
  雷蒙德：到现在都是如此，但去年决议3年后改为男女合校。如果我们的福音被蒙蔽了，那是对灭亡的人才蒙蔽的。
• Of unknown perishing armies beat about my ears.
  和渐渐消亡的军队的叫喊撞击我的耳鼓。