perishing

英 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈperɪʃɪŋ]

adj.  冰冷的; 酷寒的; 讨厌的; 可恶的
v.  死亡; 暴死; 丧失; 湮灭; 毁灭; (使橡胶等)老化，脆裂
perish的现在分词

现在分词：perishing　

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 冰冷的；酷寒的
  extremely cold
  1. It's perishing outside!
     外边冷极了。
  2. I'm perishing!
     我都快冻死了！
• 讨厌的；可恶的
  used to show that you are annoyed about sth
  1. I've had enough of this perishing job!
     这讨厌的差事，我真受够了！

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人或动物）惨死，猝死
  If people or animalsperish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
  1. Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.
     大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。
  2. ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.
     造成193名乘客丧生的渡船事故
• VERB 湮灭；毁灭；丧失
  If somethingperishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
  1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish...
     佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。
  2. Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
     各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
• VERB （物质或材料）老化，腐烂，脆裂
  If a substance or materialperishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
  1. Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off...
     很明显灰泥已脆裂老化,全剥落下来了。
  2. Their tyres are slowly perishing.
     他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
• CONVENTION （表示认为建议不可能、荒谬）想都别想，死了心吧，没门儿
  If someone saysperish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
  1. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!...
     我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！
  2. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
     我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。

双语例句

• Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.
  一只快饿死的蚱蜢经过了，诚挚地向蚂蚁乞讨一些食物。
• [ NIV] And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
  如果我们的福音被蒙蔽了，那是对灭亡的人才蒙蔽的。
• It's really perishing cold this morning!
  今天早晨实在冷得厉害！
• 2 thes. 2:10 and in all deceit of unrighteousness among those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved.
  帖后二10并且在那灭亡的人身上，行各样不义的欺骗；因他们不领受对真理的爱，使他们得救。
• The Rhythmical "Water" and the Perishing "Snow"& A Comparison of Image between The Bordering Town and The Snow Country; Cyan: A skier is skiing in Germany.
  律动之水与消殒之雪&《边城》与《雪国》意象比较青：德国一名滑雪爱好者在滑雪。
• ACROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with great delight.
  一天，当乌鸦觉得口很渴的时候，忽然发现一个水壶。
• It outlined the target and action plans of global perishing poliomyelitis designed by WHO.
  概述了世界卫生组织制定的全球消灭脊髓灰质炎的目标及行动计划；
• Scholars in the Han Dynasty rewrote the pre-Qin classics for political purposes, especially for choosing a way to rule the country after the perishing of the Qin dynasty.
  摘要两汉儒者对先秦典籍的改造以为政治服务为目的，主要体现为秦亡汉兴后对治道选择上的适应。
• He's too perishing mean to pay his share.
  他小气极了，连自己的那份钱也不付。
• But in the meantime we were perishing in the ice, and continually attacked by the Cossacks.
  可就在当时，我们正处于冻死在冰天雪地的困境，而且不断受到哥萨克人的袭击。