perish
perish
verb
perish the thought
verb
- [no obj.]suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way
死亡（尤指暴死、猝死、夭折）
a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease.
他的大部分军队死于饥饿和疾病。
■suffer complete ruin or destruction
消亡，毁灭；被摧毁
if inflation is let rip, the government would almost certainly perish at the polls.
如果听任通货膨胀迅速发展，政府在大选中几乎肯定会彻底失败。
■(of rubber, a foodstuff, or other organic substance) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay
（橡胶、食品或其他有机物质）老化；腐烂，腐朽
most domestic building was in wood and has perished.
大部分的住宅是木结构而且已腐朽了。 - (be perished)(Brit.)be suffering from extreme cold
(英)经受酷寒
I was often perished with cold before the end of the day.
我经常在天黑以前冻得浑身僵直。
perish the thought
- (informal)used, often ironically, to show that one finds a suggestion or idea completely ridiculous or unwelcome
(非正式, 常讽)死了心吧
he wasn't out to get drunk—perish the thought!.
他没有出去喝醉酒，死了心吧！。
- Middle English: from Old French periss-, lengthened stem of perir, from Latin perire 'pass away', from per- 'through, completely' + ire 'go'
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