perishper•ish /'perɪʃ/

vi

1. 死亡；凋谢

• A large number of soldiers perished from hunger and thirst. 很多士兵死于饥渴。

• Flowers perish in frost. 花遇霜凋谢。

2. 毁灭，灭亡

• An art perishes of stagnation. 艺术会因停滞不前而消亡。

• a corrupt kingdom that deserves to perish 应遭毁灭的腐败帝国

3. 腐烂，腐败；(橡胶、橡皮等)失去弹性

• A few apples have perished. 有几个苹果已经腐烂了。

• Even the best quality rubber will perish with age. 即使质量最好的橡胶也会老化而失去弹性。

vt

1. 毁坏；毁损

• The heat perished all the flowers and grass. 所有的花草都被烤死了。

2. 使丧生；消灭

3. 耗尽，耗费

Perish the thought! [表示极度厌恶或反对] 岂有此理，不要说啦！得了得了！