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demise noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEMISE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEsad, tragic, unfortunate 令人惋惜的／悲剧性的／不幸的死亡rapid, sudden 迅速的／突然的结束◆The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争导致这个行业突然垮了。early, premature, untimely 早早的／过早的／不合时宜的消亡◆He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他对联盟的目标表示赞赏，但预言联盟很快会失败。imminent, impending 迫近的／即将到来的失败eventual, final, ultimate 最终的失败inevitable 不可避免的失败apparent 表面上的终止political 政治上的失败◆the events which contributed to his political demise导致他政治失败的事件VERB + DEMISEbring about, cause, contribute to, lead to 导致／引起／造成／致使结束hasten 加速瓦解meet 遭遇死亡predict 预言消亡see 看到结束PREPOSITIONdemise of ⋯的结束◆the demise of the USSR苏联的解体 |