词组 | die |
释义 | die [died, died, dying] die away die away if something such as sound, light, or the wind dies away, it gradually becomes weaker and then stops: ▪ The sky became dark and the sound of heavy bombs died away. ▪ At last, in the early morning, the wind began to die away. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fade away die back die back if a plant dies back, its leaves and flowers die, but its roots are still alive: ▪ Cold weather causes the plants to die back, but they will usually return in the spring. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wither die down die down if something such as noise, excitement, or fighting dies down, it gradually decreases in amount, until it stops completely: ▪ Forester looked around the room, waiting for the laughter to die down. ▪ The fuss caused by Howe's resignation eventually died down. ■ SIMILAR TO: subside formal be dying for be dying for sth BrE informal to want or need something very much, especially something to drink or eat: ▪ I'm dying for a cup of tea - how about you? ▪ By this time we'd been travelling all day, and we were dying for a good meal. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑long for die off die off if a group of people or animals die off, they die over a period of time until none of them are left: ▪ Most of the old people had died off, and the young ones had moved to the towns. ▪ In the Yangtze river, dolphins are dying off at an alarming rate. die out 1. die out if all of a type of animal or plant dies out, they gradually decrease in numbers and then stop existing completely: ▪ Many wild plants and animals are in danger of dying out. ■ SIMILAR TO: become extinct 2. die out if a custom, tradition, or skill dies out, it gradually disappears and people stop doing it or using it: ▪ During this century a lot of the old country crafts have died out. |
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