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demise

英 [dɪˈmaɪz]

美 [dɪˈmaɪz]

n.  终止; 失败; 倒闭; 死亡; 逝世; 一命呜呼
v.  遗赠; 让位

过去分词:demised 复数:demises 过去式:demised 

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Collins.2 / BNC.6969 / COCA.6878

牛津词典

    noun

    • 终止;失败;倒闭
      the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
      1. 死亡;逝世;一命呜呼
        death
        1. his imminent/sudden/sad demise
          他死到临头;他的猝死;他悲惨的死亡

      柯林斯词典

      • N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡
        Thedemiseof something or someone is their end or death.
        1. ...the demise of the reform movement...
          改革运动的消亡
        2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
          导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

      英英释义

      noun

      • the time when something ends
        1. it was the death of all his plans
        2. a dying of old hopes
        Synonym:deathdying

      verb

      • transfer by a lease or by a will

        双语例句

        • Ostensibly, this is the story of dictionary Web sites and their impending demise.
          表面上看,这是关于字典类网站和它们即将消亡的故事。
        • On the demise of my father, the family house will go to myself and my brother.
          父亲一去世,家族的房子就将归属我和我兄弟。
        • The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
          雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
        • China's rapid modernisation is blamed for the dolphin's demise.
          海豚的绝种被归咎于中国急速的现代化。
        • Its demise has been attributed to flawed market design, weak governance and price manipulation by market participants.
          国债期货的崩盘一直被归咎于市场设计存在缺陷、管理不善和市场参与者操纵价格。
        • Isn't that how both your father and grandfather met their demise?
          你父亲和你的祖父是怎样死的?
        • Some may warn of America's demise, but I'm not among them.
          有些人可能警告美国已经衰退,但我并不认同这观点。
        • The demise of the legislative veto stimulated interest in other approaches to regulatory reform.
          立法否决的消亡激起了探索其他管理改革方法的兴趣。
        • I'll have you choke on your own demise.
          我会令你窒息、然后去迎接你的终结吧。
        • In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
          在麦昆的例子里,几乎可以肯定,他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。