die, decease, expire, perish, pass away

名詞 die:

1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
   同義詞：dice
2. a device used for shaping metal
3. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

動詞 die:

1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
   同義詞：decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
2. suffer or face the pain of death
3. be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
4. stop operating or functioning
   同義詞：fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
5. feel indifferent towards
6. languish as with love or desire
7. cut or shape with a die
   同義詞：die out
8. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9. lose sparkle or bouquet
   同義詞：pall, become flat
10. disappear or come to an end
11. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)

1. It was so funny, I nearly died laughing.
   太好玩了，我差點笑死了。
2. The moth's habitat is being destroyed and it has nearly died out.
   這種蛾子因棲息地正受到破壞，幾乎絕種了。
3. She's dying to know where you've been.
   她極想知道你到哪兒去了。
4. His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
   他的秘密至死也不為人知，因為他從未告訴過別人。

die

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
died,dy.ing[do.ng] dies
To cease living; become dead; expire.
死：停止生存；死亡；斷氣
To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade:
消失，消逝：不再存在，特別是指程度；消失：
例句：
The sunlight died in the west.
陽光消失在西面

To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death:
瀕臨…的邊緣：經(jīng)歷死亡的或聯(lián)想到死亡的痛苦：
例句：
nearly died of embarrassment.
幾乎死于窘迫

Informal To desire something greatly:
【非正式用語】 渴望：非常需要某物：
例句：
I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
我非常想得到一盒巧克力；她非常想去看展覽

To cease operation; stop:
停止運轉(zhuǎn)：中止操作；停止：
例句：
If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
如果你的車開不動了，就等在那兒

To be destroyed, as in combat:
毀滅：毀滅，如在戰(zhàn)斗中毀壞：
例句：
could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.
可以看到在襲擊中毀壞的兩架飛機

<常用詞組>die back 【植物學】
To be affected by dieback.
枝葉枯萎：受頂枯病影響
die down
To lose strength; subside:
漸弱，消退：沒勁了；平靜了：
例句：
The winds died down.
風漸漸平息了

die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population:
相繼死亡：種群突然急劇的衰減：
例句：
Rabbits were dying off in that county.
在那個地區(qū)的兔子相繼死亡了，直至滅絕

die out
To cease living completely; become extinct:
滅絕：完全的滅亡；滅絕：
例句：
tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
部落和部落文化在幾個世紀前就消滅了

<習慣用語>die hard
To take a long time in passing out of existence:
難斷氣：需要很長時間才能停止存在：
例句：
racial prejudices that die hard.
種族歧視會漫漫消失

To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds:
頑固到底：抵制無希望的、可能性很小的條件：
例句：
radicalism that dies hard.
頑固的激進分子

來源：
Middle English dien
中古英語 dien
probably from Old Norse deyja * see dheu- 2
可能源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 deyja *參見 dheu- 2

die
die 2

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 dies 或 dice [dos]
pl. dies A device used for cutting out, forming, or stamping material, especially:
【復數(shù)】 dies 模具：一種用于切割、模鍛或沖壓材料的裝置，尤指：
An engraved metal piece used for impressing a design onto a softer metal, as in coining money.
金屬模子：一種用于鐫刻的金屬件，可將設(shè)計好的圖案壓印到較軟的金屬上，例如壓制貨幣
One of several component pieces that are fitted into a diestock to cut threads on screws or bolts.
鉚頭模：一種組成切削螺栓上的板牙板手的部件
A part on a machine that punches shaped holes in, cuts, or forms sheet metal, cardboard, or other stock.
沖模，鑄模：一種機器的一部分，該機器可以對金屬板、卡紙或其它粗鋼材料進行切削或成形
A metal block containing small conical holes through which plastic, metal, or other ductile material is extruded or drawn.
金屬印模：一種金屬塊有一個圓錐孔，可擠壓或拉伸塑料、金屬或其它可拉延材料
pl. dies Architecture The dado of a pedestal, especially when cube-shaped.
【復數(shù)】 dies 【建筑學】 方形墩基：支柱的基座，尤其是立方形支柱
pl. dice Games
【復數(shù)】 dice 【游戲】
A small cube marked on each side with from one to six dots, usually used in pairs in gambling and in various other games.
骰子：一個小的正六面體，每面分割為一副六個點，通常為一對，用于賭博或其它游戲中
dice (used with a sing. verb)A game of chance using dice.
dice （與單數(shù)動詞連用）賭骰子：一種使用骰子的概率游戲
v.tr.（及物動詞）
died,die.ing,dies
To cut, form, or stamp with or as if with a die.
壓模：切削、模鍛或沖壓或壓模

<習慣用語>load the dice
To make an outcome highly probable; predetermine a result:
作可能性大的決定；預測結(jié)果：
例句：
.These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain . . . income distribution.(Thomas G. Exter)
.這些因素只是做手腳，是為增加家庭收入分配的有利條件.(托馬斯G.?？怂固?/b>)

To put another at a distinct disadvantage, as through prior maneuver:
事先決定成敗：將對方置于明顯的劣勢，如已先做了手腳：
例句：
The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.
在審判前已做了手腳以使對被告不利

no dice
Of no use; futile.
無用的；沒有價值的
Used as a refusal to a request.
不行：用作拒絕要求
the die is cast
The decision has been made and is irrevocable.
木已成舟：已作出決定，無法反悔
來源：
Middle English de [gaming die]
中古英語 de [骰子]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin datum [from neuter past participle of] dare [to give] * see dô-
源自 拉丁語 datum [] 源自dare的中性過去分詞 [給出] *參見 dô-