perish

丧生、死亡、罹难正式

Hundreds of people perished in the earthquake that night.

那天晚上有数百人在地震中丧生。

消亡、毁灭、湮灭

Many ancient languages perished without leaving any written records.

许多古代语言消亡了，没有留下任何文字纪录。

枯死、凋萎

Most of the young plants perished during the long drought.

大部分幼苗在长期干旱中枯死了。

腐坏、劣化、变质英式

The rubber seals had perished after years in the sun.

那些橡胶垫圈曝晒多年后已经劣化了。

想都别想、可别这么想口语

Me, sing in public? Perish the thought.

要我在大家面前唱歌？想都别想。