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dien. sing. of dice,i.e.small cube with faces bearing1-6 spots thrown in gaming骰子。 △R.III.5.4.9:“Slave,I have set my life upon a cast,/ And I willstand the hazard of the die.”i.e. I will withstand therisk or chance of the die showing a low number. 奴才,我既已拿我这条命孤注一掷,胜败存亡就在此一举了。 △Mid. 5.1. 314 (307): “No die,but an ace,” i.e. not a whole die but a single face— the one spot.可不是整个的骰子,只是“一点”。(按:die有“死亡”与“骰子”二义,此处双关取笑。译文无法兼顾。)
dievi. 1. cease to live死亡。 die and live: live and die subsist from the cradle to thegrave,spend one’s whole life,earns one’s whole living从生到死,度过一生,维持生活。 △As.3.5.7:“he that dies andlives by bloody drops?” i.e. he whose whole existence isby means of shedding blood. 这种靠杀人流血为生的人。 die for food: die for want of food因缺食而死,饿死。 △As.2.6.1:“Dear master,I can go no further. O,Idie for food!”好少爷,我再也走不动了。唉,我要饿死了。 die on: die fighting against与…拼命。 △Gent.2.4.115(114):“I’ll die on him that says so”. 谁说这样的话,我就和他拼命。 die the death: be put to death by judicial sentence依法处死。 △Mid.1.1.65:“Either to die the death,or toabjure / Forever the society of men。”不是被依法处死,就是永远与男人隔绝。 die well:i.e. die as Christians having confessed theirsins to a priest,die a Christian death死得安然,(指)死得像基督徒那样(先向牧师忏悔了自己的罪过)。 △H.V.4.1.149(141):“I am afeard (= afraid) there are few diewell that die in a battle;”我恐怕在战场上死的人很少能死得安安然然的。 died every day: lived a life of daily mortification(Cf.1 Corinthians 15: 31:“I die daily. ”)每天过着苦行的生活。(参见《新约·哥林多前书》第15章第31节:“我天天面对着死。”) △Mac.4.3.109:“the queen that bore thee. / Ofte-ner upon her knees than on her feet. / Died every day shelived.”生你的那位王后,跪着(祈祷)比立着的时候多,天天刻苦修行。 2.i.e. vanish消失。 △2H.VI.1.1.96 (95):“And shallthese labours and these honours die?”难道这一切辛劳和这 一切光荣都要化为乌有吗? 3. i.e. be forgotten 置之不顾。 △1H.IV.1.3.71:“Whate’er Lord Harry Percy then had said / To sucha person. and in such a place. / At such a time. withall the rest retold,/ May reasonably die,”无论哈利·波西爵爷对那么一个人,在那么一个地方,在那么一个时候,当时或许曾经讲过什么,还有别的报告过的什么,都可以 一笔勾销了。 die[dai]v.死亡,消失,平息n.模子(型),外板,模片,骰子,小片 ◇ as straight as a die绝对真实,非常可靠 be dying for非常想做…/die a dog’s death=die like a dog悲惨地死去,勇敢地死去 die a martyr就义 die at one’s post殉职 die away渐渐消失,消逝 die by one’s own hand自杀 die by violence横死 die by visitation God突然死亡 die down逐渐平息,慢慢熄灭 die for love殉情 die for one’s country殉国 die from死于 die game宁死不屈 die in an accident死难,遇难 die in harness殉职 die in one’s bed死 die in one’s boot(shoes)横死,暴死 die in the last ditch奋战而死 die of=die from死于…,因…而死 die of a sudden illness暴死 die off绝种 die on the vine中途夭折,泡汤 die out灭绝,绝种,熄灭 the die is cast木已成舟 upon the die在危急关头 ‖ die-engraving n.铜模雕刻技术 die of illness病故,病逝 die young夭折 die intestate无遗嘱死亡 die testate留有遗嘱的死亡 death n.死(详见 death) die-away adj. 消沉的,憔悴的 die-cast adj. 压模的 die-engraving n.铜模雕刻技术 die-hard n.顽固分子adj.顽固的 die-off n.衰耗,衰竭,死光 dying adj.垂死的,快要 ◇ be dying to (for)迫切想…/dying out死,消灭,衰灭 dying out死,消灭,衰减,衰灭 dying without issue死后无子女 ‖ dying declaration 临终声明 dying evidence临死证言 dying testament遗嘱 |