1. （人或動(dòng)物）慘死，猝死 If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
e.g. Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn. 大多數蝴蝶會(huì )在秋天的第一場(chǎng)霜凍來(lái)臨時(shí)紛紛死去。 e.g. ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished. 造成193名乘客喪生的渡船事故
2. 湮滅；毀滅；喪失 If something perishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
e.g. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish... 佛教必須適應新時(shí)代，否則將會(huì )消亡。 e.g. Civilizations do eventually decline and perish. 各種文明最后都會(huì )衰落、消亡。
3. （物質(zhì)或材料）老化，腐爛，脆裂 If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
e.g. Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off... 很明顯灰泥已脆裂老化,全剝落下來(lái)了。 e.g. Their tyres are slowly perishing. 他們的車(chē)胎在慢慢老化。
perished ...tattered pieces of ancient, perished leather. 磨損得破爛不堪的舊皮革
4. （表示認為建議不可能、荒謬）想都別想，死了心吧，沒(méi)門(mén)兒 If someone says perish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
e.g. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!... 我當警察！想都別想了，不可能！ e.g. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter. 我們沒(méi)有電腦（死了心吧），只好最近買(mǎi)了臺電動(dòng)打字機。
perish英英釋義
perish在線(xiàn)翻譯
verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
e.g. She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Synonym: diedeceasegoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokecroaksnuff it