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  • Conjugation : past  died ; ing  dieing ; ing  dying ; pl  dice ; pl  dies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

die [daɪ]
  1. 1. vi. [person] [ animal] [ plant+]
  2. 2. vi. [love] [ hope+] 消失
  3. 3. vi. [engine+] 熄灭
  4. 4. noun [c] (for games) 骰子
    to die of {or} from sth
    死于某事
    to die a natural/violent death
    自然死亡/惨死
    to be dying
    [person,plant,animal+] 奄奄一息
    old habits die hard
    积习难改
    I'm dying of thirst/boredom
    我渴死了/无聊死了
    to be dying for sth/to do sth
    渴望某事/做某事
  5. 5. vi. 用法参见 dead

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

die [daɪ]
  1. 1. verb 死亡临终
    He died of natural causes in his sleep.
    他在睡梦自然死亡
    She died from cancer.
    她死于癌症
  2. 2. vi. 承受死亡之痛
    All of us will eventually die from disease, natural disaster, accidents or whatever.
    我们最终都会死于疾病自然灾害事故等等
    Martyrs may die every day for their faith.
    可能每天都有殉道者信仰而死。
  3. 3. vi. 因(某种强烈感情)而像死掉一样
    I was dying with laughter during the comedy portion of the show.
    这部戏的喜剧部分差点让我笑死。
    We almost died laughing during the show.
    表演时候我们差点笑得背过气去。
  4. 4. vi. 发生故障失灵
    My 20 year old car finally died out on the highway.
    我那辆开了20年的老爷车终于在路上熄火了。
    The car died on the road.
    车坏在路上了。
  5. 5. vi. 对……漠不关心,对……冷淡
    His feelings for her will eventually die.
    他对她的感情最终淡薄的。
    She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery.
    她对尘世已无眷恋之意,所以最后遁入空门
  6. 6. vi. 憔悴凋零
    I was dying for a nice cup of tea.
    我真想喝杯茶。
  7. 7. vt. 模子切割定形
    Die out the molded plastic before you paint it.
    刷漆之前先把塑料模子定型
  8. 8. vi. [Baseball] 残留垒上
    Two players died at the end of the inning.
    两个选手在这局结束出局了。
  9. 9. vi. 减弱变淡变得无味
    The wine died and lost all of the sparkle.
    葡萄酒泡沫没有了。
  10. 10. vi. 消失消亡
    Something was appeased, and something had died.
    有的平息了,有的就此消逝
    My secret will die with me!
    我的秘密将随我一起进入坟墓
    Their anger died.
    他们的怒气消失了。
  11. 11. vi. 承受精神折磨
    Whoever believes in Jesus Christ as their personal savior will never die.
    信奉上帝是其救世主的人将永生
    Whosoever..believes in me shall never die.
    信我者得永生
  12. 12. n.[c] 骰子色子
    The die fell off the table and onto the floor.
    骰子从桌上滚到了地下
  13. 13. n.[c] 铸模模具
    Dies are tools which can be used in presses to produce a particular shape.
    印模用来压制某一特殊形状工具
  14. 14. n.[c] 铆头模
    The two dies used to strike coins were sometimes aligned in a fixed position.
    用来铸造硬币两个模子有时并排固定的

Collins English-English Dictionary

die [daɪ]
  1. 1. vb [mainly intr] (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently
    she died of pneumonia
  2. 2. vb (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end
    the memory of her will never die
  3. 3. vb [often foll by away, down, or out] to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees
  4. 4. vb [often foll by away or down] to become calm or quiet; subside
    the noise slowly died down
  5. 5. vb to stop functioning
    the engine died
  6. 6. vb to languish or pine, as with love, longing, etc
  7. 7. vb [usually foll by of] [Spoken] to be nearly overcome (with laughter, boredom, etc)
  8. 8. vb [theol] to lack spiritual life within the soul, thus separating it from God and leading to eternal punishment
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to undergo or suffer (a death of a specified kind) (esp in phrases such as die a saintly death)
  10. 10. vt. [foll by to] to become indifferent or apathetic (to)
    to die to the world
  11. 11. vt. See also dieback die down die out
  12. 12. vt. [Etymology] Old English diegan, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse deyja, Old High German touwen
  13. 13. vt. [Usage] It was formerly considered incorrect to use the preposition from after die, but of and from are now both acceptable: he died of/from his injuries
die [daɪ]
  1. 1. n a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device
  2. 2. n a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter
  3. 3. n an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads - Compare tap
  4. 4. n a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast - See also die-cast
  5. 5. n [architect] the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic
  6. 6. n another name for dice
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C13 dee, from Old French de, perhaps from Vulgar Latin datum (unattested) a piece in games, noun use of past participle of Latin dare to play

Examples

I'd die before I'd tell.
我宁死不说。
to impress a die into clay
把印模压印在陶土上
to die of fever
因热病而死
if I should die tomorrow
要是我明天去世的话 (口语中可用中 would 代替)
Take the case of that patient, he did not die from it.
以这个病人为例,这并不是他的死因。

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