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perished

US // (ˈpɛrɪʃt) //

灭亡,亡故,殒命,亡故的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : informal extremely cold

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdie, decline, decay

Examples

  • All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.

  • Her brother perished in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks.

  • Some of those 900 bison might have perished naturally during the killing cold of winter and provided spring food for grizzlies.

  • At Towton Field, on 29th March, 1461, 33,000 men perished by the sword and were buried there.

  • The city insisted that such honors are reserved for people like the firefighters and cops who perished in the 9/11 attacks.

  • For the waters of Nemrim shall be desolate, for the grass is withered away, the spring is faded, all the greenness is perished.

  • The entire city was burnt down, and upwards of 200,000 of the inhabitants perished in the flames.

  • At first I almost perished with loneliness, but now that I have a few acquaintances here I am enjoying it.

  • A local publication gives full details of those who have looked—and perished.

  • The last fang belonging to chimney-pot Liz had perished in that great conflagration!