perish

US: /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
UK: /pˈɛɹɪʃ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


perish /'periʃ/
  • nội động từ
    • diệt vong; chết; bỏ mạng, bỏ mình
    • tàn lụi, héo rụi; hỏng đi
    • ngoại động từ
      • (thường) dạng bị động làm chết; làm bỏ mạng
        • to be perished with cold: rét chết đi được
        • to be perished with hunger: đói chết đi được
      • làm tàn lụi, làm héo rụi; làm hỏng
        • the heat has perished all vegetation: nóng làm cây cối héo rụi hết

    Advanced English dictionary


    + verb
    1 [V] (formal or literary) (of people or animals) to die, especially in a sudden violent way: A family of four perished in the fire. + Thousands perished at the hands of the invading forces.
    2 [V] (formal) to be lost or destroyed: Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.
    3 [V, VN] (BrE) if a material such as rubber perishes or is perished, it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes
    Idioms: perish the thought (spoken) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen: Me get married? Perish the thought!

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    die, expire, lose (one's) life, be killed, be lost, meet (one's) death, be destroyed:
    Three gnus perished in the fire at the zoo.

    Concise English dictionary


    perishes|perished|perishing'perɪʃ
    verb
    +pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life