die off,die out,die away与die down的区别及意义

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第1个回答  2008-01-17
die off:

n. 相继死亡(先后死去)

例句与用法:
1. His friends are all dying off.
近来他的朋友相继死亡。

2. If the snowstorm does not blow over, the cattle will die off.
如果暴风雪不停息,很多牲畜就要死掉了。

die out:

消失,灭绝

例句与用法:
1. The English of today is very different from the English of500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely.
现在的英语与500年前的英语已大不相同,有一些甚至会在今后完全消失。

2. No one have come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaur die out.
尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝作出一个令人信服的解释。

3. Many old customs are dying out.
很多古老的习俗正在消失。

die away:

vt. 渐熄(减弱,消失)

die down:

渐渐消失,平息

例句与用法:
1. The fire is dying down.
火正渐渐熄灭。

2. Open the air hole; the fire is dying down.
把气孔打开,火要熄了。本回答被提问者采纳