| 词组 | die out |
| 释义 | Idiom die out to stop existing.Bird-lovers thought a number of songbirds had died out, but they are back and noisier than ever. Phr V die out dies, dying, died die out to become more and more rare and then disappear completelyDinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.Many of the customs of village life have died out over the years. die out1. To become extinct gradually, as of a group of people or animals. That species of birds will die out if we keep destroying its habitat. 2. To become outdated or obsolete. The prevalence of cell phones today has caused the use of landlines to die out. die out1. Lit. [for a species or family] to perish totally because of the failure to produce offspring. l am the last one in the family, so I guess our line will die out with me. The owls might die out if you ruin their nesting area. 2. Fig. [for an idea, practice, style, etc.] to fade away through time. That way of doing things died out a long time ago. It died out like the horse and buggy. die outGradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out . [Mid-1800s] die outv. 1. To become extinct: The dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. These tribal customs died out centuries ago. 2. To diminish and finally cease functioning or existing: With a few final flickers, the candles died out. |
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