柯林斯詞典perish /?p?r??/ (perishing,perished,perishes) 1. V-I If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident. (因惡劣條件或事故) 死亡[書面] Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn. 大多數(shù)蝴蝶在秋季初霜來(lái)臨時(shí)死亡。 返回 perish劍橋詞典 perish verb [I] (DIE) to die , especially in an accident or by being killed , or to be destroyed （尤指因事故或遇害）喪生，死亡；消亡；毀滅 Three hundred people perished in the earthquake . 300人在此次地震中喪生。 He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish. 他認(rèn)為整個(gè)歐洲必須建立更緊密的聯(lián)系，否則就會(huì)滅亡。 perish verb [I] (DECAY) UK If material such as rubber or leather perishes, it decays and starts to break into pieces . （橡膠、皮革等）脆裂，老化 Sunlight has caused the rubber to perish. 橡膠因暴露于陽(yáng)光下而老化。 習(xí)語(yǔ)perish the thought 返回 perish