dying

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a. 垂死的 [法] 快要死的, 垂死的, 临终的

发音

US /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/

词形变化

dyings 复数 dyings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of die

  2. 1.

    present participle and gerund of dye

adj.
  1. 1.

    Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

    命危

    濒死

    奄奄一息

    The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!

    a dying fire

    The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

  2. 2.

    Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

    In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

  3. 3.

    Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

    His dying words were of his mother.

    until my dying day

    his dying bed

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

death demise

上位词 2

end ending

下位词 1

grave

整体词 3

life lifetime lifespan
形容词

同义词 1

anxious

反义词 1

nascent

近义相关 3

last eager moribund

相关短语

die out 熄灭, 平息, 消失 die down 枯萎, 凋谢 die off 相继死去直至死光, 消亡, 逐个死亡 dying declaration [法] 临终遗言, 临终声 dying on the vine dying gasp dying seconds dying off dying away dying quail dying quails dying gasps dying declarations dying out 衰灭消失; 衰止 dying down

词源

From die + -ing.

来源：wiktionary