(1) 1) 死 (stop living and become dead) [I， I+prep]：The flower/dog/man is dying (has～d). 那花/狗/人快死了(已经死了)。～of hunger/starvation/thirst/grief/cold/old age/an illness饿/饿/渴/忧伤/冻/老/病死;～of a fever/heart attacks/cancer死于高烧/心脏病发作/癌症;～from a wound/heat 因受伤/高温炎热而死;～by violence/drowning暴死/溺死;～by one's own hand自杀身亡;～through neglect 死于疏忽大意;～for one's country/one's friend 为祖国/朋友而死;～in battle/agony/an accident/a war 死于战斗/痛苦/事故/战争之中;～in one's bed 病(老)死;～in harness 殉职：～at an advanced age/before one's time 死于高龄/夭折;the dead and the dying 已死的人和濒临死亡的人;one's dying wish/words/day/hour临终愿望/遗言/之日/时刻;one's dying breath最后一口气;The tribe/species/people in the village/friends～d off. 这个部落的人/这些物种/村里的人/朋友们一个个死去了。〖同〗depart， pass away; 〖反〗live， exist， survive; 2) 死时是……(be (sth) when dying) [L+adj， L+n]：～happy/poor死时很幸福/贫穷;～young 英年早逝;～aged thirty 死时30岁;～a rich man/a millionaire/a beggar死时富有/是百万富翁/为乞丐;～a martyr/a Chinese殉道而死/死为中国人;3)(以某种方式)死去(stop living in(a certain way)) [T+n]：～a natural/violent/horrible/lingering death 寿终正寝/暴死/惨死/久病而终;

(2) 消失(亡)，熄灭(cease existing(gradu-ally)͵ disappear) [I](fig)： The music/sound/wind～d. 音乐/声音/风声消失了。The daylight/fire/flame/motor/engine/batteries～d. 日光暗淡了/火熄灭了/火焰消失了/马达熄火了/引擎停止了/电池用完了。The day is dying in the west. 日薄西山。My love for you will never～. 我对你的爱坚贞不渝。Old ideas/Old habits/Rumours/Racial hatred～hard. 旧思想/旧习惯/谣言/种族仇恨很难消除。dying traditions/customs 正在改变的传统/习惯;〖同〗weaken，fade，faint;cease，end，vanish， disappear;〖反〗increase;

die away (v adv) 渐渐减弱(消失)(vi)： The music/sound/noise/steps/wind～d away. 音乐/声音/嘈杂声/脚步声/风声逐渐消失了。

die down (v adv) 渐渐减弱(平息)(vi)：The noise/applause/wind/storm has～d down. 嘈杂声/掌声/风/暴风雨平息下来了。The fire has/flames have～d down. 火/火焰熄灭了。The rumour/anger/excitement has～d down (a little/a bit). 谣言/气愤/激动平息了(一点)。

die out (v adv) 灭绝(种)(vi)：The custom/practice/tradition～d out. 这种习惯/习俗/传统不复存在了。 The tribes/species～d out. 这些部落/物种灭绝了。Dinosaurs/This kind of birds～d out. 恐龙/这种鸟绝种了。

be dying for sth/to do sth 渴望：be dying for a drink/a hamburger/the love of sb 渴望喝点水/吃个汉堡包/得到某人的爱;be dying to see sb/to know about sth/to read sb's new book 渴望见到某人/知道某事/读到某人的新书;

→ death n;dead adj