perish

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/    美 /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/|/ˈpeɹɪʃ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. intransitive
    — 1881, Tarafa, translated by W. A. Clouston, The Poem of Tarafa I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever.
  2. To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose intransitive
    — The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria.
  3. To die; to cease to live. intransitive
    — When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
  4. To cause to perish. obsolete,transitive
    — that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding

词形变化

perishes present,singular,third-person perishing participle,present perished participle,past perished past

词汇关系

衍生词
do a perish nonperishing perishability perisher perishingly perishless perish the thought publish or perish unperished unperishing
相关词
perishable

词源

From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”).
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