die
翻译
死, 枯萎, 停止运转
例句
My grandfather died last year.
我的祖父去年去世了。
The engine suddenly died.
引擎突然熄火了。
I'm dying to know what happened.
我非常想知道发生了什么。
语法模式
死 My grandfather died last year.
((of sth.)) 死于（某种疾病） He died of cancer.
（机器等）停止运转 The engine suddenly died.
近义词
同义词: pass away (去世), perish (消亡); 反义词: live (活), survive (幸存)
词源
源自古英语“dīegan”，属日耳曼语系。
记忆技巧
想象一个电池“die”了，就是没电了，停止工作了。这个词也可以用于植物枯萎或机器停止运转。