die
翻譯
死, 枯萎, 停止運轉
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.
我非常想知道發生了什麼。
文法模式
死 My grandfather died last year.
((of sth.)) 死於（某種疾病） He died of cancer.
（機器等）停止運轉 The engine suddenly died.
近義詞
同義詞: pass away (去世), perish (消亡); 反義詞: live (活), survive (倖存)
詞源
源自古英語「dīegan」，屬日耳曼語系。
記憶技巧
想像一個電池「die」了，就是沒電了，停止工作了。這個詞也可以用於植物枯萎或機器停止運轉。