die /daɪ/ (dies, dying, died, died) ► SEE ALLdie awaydie backdie downbe dying for sth die offdie out●ˌdie aˈway🔑1. (of a sound声音) to become so faint or weak that you can no longer hear it减弱；消失◆The sound of the car engine died away. 汽车发动机的声音逐渐消失了。◆Her laughter died away when she saw how angry he was. 她看见他那样生气，就止住了笑。SYNfade away2. ( ˌdie ˈout) (of rain, wind or a storm雨、风或风暴) to gradually become weaker and stop逐渐减弱；渐渐平息◆The rain will largely die away overnight. 雨过一夜差不多就会停了。3. (of a feeling or an emotion感觉或情绪) to gradually become weaker and disappear逐渐平静；渐渐消失◆The excitement over their affair soon died away. 对他们的风流韵事的兴奋劲儿很快过去了。SYNfade away➡ note at peter out[v + adv]●ˌdie ˈback ( ˌdie ˈdown) if a plant dies back, its leaves die, although the roots are still alive枝叶枯萎（根部仍存活）◆The leaves die back in winter. 叶子到冬天就枯萎了。[v + adv]●ˌdie ˈdown🔑1. (of a sound or flames声音或火焰) to gradually become less loud or strong逐渐变弱；慢慢变小；渐渐消失◆He waited for the applause to die down. 他等着掌声平息下来。◆The fire had died down by the morning. 到早晨，火就慢慢熄灭了。➡ note at go out2. (of wind, rain or a storm风、雨或风暴) to gradually become less strong or violent逐渐变弱；慢慢变小；渐渐消失◆As it got dark, the wind died down. 天黑了，风力逐渐减弱了。SYNsubside3.if sth such as excitement or confusion dies down, it gradually becomes less（兴奋、混乱等）逐渐变弱，渐渐平静◆When all the fuss had died down, he just quietly went back home. 一切喧闹平息之后，他悄悄回了家。SYNsubside4.➡die back[v + adv]➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析die down die down ◇ ebb away ◇ lessen ◇ wane These verbs can all be used when the level or strength of sth goes down gradually or quickly. 这些动词都表示逐渐或快速降低、变弱、减轻。See alsodwindle away, peter out. die down (especially of noise, bad weather or fire) to become gradually less loud or strong（尤指噪声、恶劣天气或火势）逐渐变轻，渐渐减弱，慢慢变小When the applause had died down, she began her speech.掌声平息下来后，她开始演讲。As the flames died down, he felt cold air on his face.随着火焰减弱，他感到脸上寒气阵阵。 ebb away (formal) (especially of feelings) to become gradually weaker or less（尤指感觉）逐渐变弱，渐渐减轻As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.夜幕降临，我们的热情开始逐渐消散。NOTEEbb can be used on its ownThe pain was ebbing.疼痛渐渐减轻了。 lessen to become smaller, weaker or less important变小；减弱；衰落The dominance of Oxford and Cambridge had begun to lessen.牛津和剑桥的优势已开始缩小了。▸ lessening
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There has been a lessening of tension in the region.该地区的紧张局势有所缓和。 wane (used especially in newspapers) to become gradually weaker or less important（尤用于报章）减弱，衰落Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.她对整个想法很快就不热心了。Their popularity waned during that period.在那一时期，他们的名气下降了。▸ wane
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Her popularity is on the wane.她的声望日益跌落。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSsupport / enthusiasm / confidence wanes / ebbs (away)anger / fear ebbs (away)the storm / wind / rain dies downto wane / die down quicklyto wane / die down / lessen / ebb (away) gradually●be ˈdying for sth (informal) (only used in the progressive tenses仅用于进行时) if sb is dying for sth, they want it very much渴望；极想；对…想得要命◆I’m dying for a glass of water. 我很想喝杯水。SYNbe gagging for sth (BrE, slang) NOTEYou can also use be dying to do sth也可用 be dying to do sth◆I’m dying to know what happened. 我很想知道发生了什么事。[v + prep]●ˌdie ˈoffif a group of people or animals die off, they die one by one over a short period of time until there are none left相继死去；先后死去◆The survivors are dying off daily. 幸存者正在一天天地相继去世。[v + adv]●ˌdie ˈout🔑1.if a family, race, type of animal, etc. dies out, there are no longer any members left alive（家族、种族、物种等）逐渐消亡，死光，灭绝◆There are several theories about why dinosaurs died out so suddenly. 关于恐龙为何突然灭绝，有几种说法。◆Many plants and animals are in danger of dying out. 很多动植物濒于灭绝。SYNbecome extinct2. (of a custom, tradition or skill风俗、传统或技能) to no longer be used or practised失传◆Many May Day ceremonies have virtually died out now. 五朔节的很多仪式如今几乎已经失传了。3.➡die away (2)◆The outbreaks of rain will die out later in the day. 骤雨今天晚些时候将会逐渐停息。[v + adv]