die

動詞

1. 1

   死、死亡、過世

   Her grandfather died peacefully at home last winter.

   她的祖父去年冬天在家中平靜地過世了。

2. 2

   枯死、凋謝

   All the plants on the balcony died during the heat wave.

   熱浪期間陽台上的植物全都枯死了。

3. 3

   熄火、停止運轉

   The engine died halfway up the mountain road.

   車子的引擎在山路半途熄火了。

4. 4

   消逝、消失

   The laughter died the moment she walked into the room.

   她一走進房間，笑聲立刻消失了。

5. 5

   渴望、極想口語，常用進行式

   I'm dying for a cold drink after that long walk.

   走了那麼久，我超想喝杯冰的。

6. 6

   難受、受不了口語

   I nearly died of embarrassment in front of the whole class.

   我在全班面前差點羞死。

名詞

1. 1

   骰子複數為 dice

   He rolled the die and moved his piece three spaces.

   他擲了骰子，把棋子往前移三格。

2. 2

   模具、衝模

   The factory uses a steel die to stamp the metal parts.

   工廠用鋼製模具沖壓這些金屬零件。

片語動詞

1. 1

   絕跡、絕種

   Many traditional crafts are slowly dying out in rural areas.

   許多傳統手工藝在鄉下正逐漸絕跡。

2. 2

   平息、減弱

   We waited for the wind to die down before setting off.

   我們等風勢減弱後才出發。

片語

1. 1

   極好、超讚口語（to die for）

   The chocolate cake at that little bakery is to die for.

   那家小烘焙坊的巧克力蛋糕好吃得不得了。

相關片語

• die down
• die out
• die hard
• do or die