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 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。
• 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。
• They can scarcely bring themselves to grasp that they, individually, and those whom they love are in imminent danger of perishing agonizingly.
  他们很少使自己领会到他们，每一个人，以及他们爱的人，其实正处于痛苦死亡的危险边缘。
• 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。
• My daughter, you are a colorful rainbow never perishing in your dad's heart.
  女儿，你是爸爸心头一道永不消失的绚烂的虹，会永远闪烁在爸爸心灵的天空。
• There was not an urchin in school but was perishing to have a glimpse of it, but the chance never came.
  学校里那些调皮的家伙没有一个不想看下那本神秘的书，那怕瞟一眼也好，可总没有机会。
• Their tyres are slowly perishing.
  他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• 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。
• Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.
  一只快饿死的蚱蜢经过了，诚挚地向蚂蚁乞讨一些食物。
• 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。