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[書麪] Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn. 大多數(shù)蝴蝶在鞦季初霜來臨時死亡。 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；燬滅 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. 他認爲整個歐洲必須建立更緊密的聯(lián)系，否則就會滅亡。 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. 橡膠因暴露於陽光下而老化。 習語perish the thought 返回 perish