perish

verb

/ˈperɪʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they perish	/ˈperɪʃ/ /ˈperɪʃ/
he / she / it perishes	/ˈperɪʃɪz/ /ˈperɪʃɪz/
past simple perished	/ˈperɪʃt/ /ˈperɪʃt/
past participle perished	/ˈperɪʃt/ /ˈperɪʃt/
-ing form perishing	/ˈperɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈperɪʃɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] (formal or literary) (of people or animals人或动物) to die, especially in a sudden violent way死亡；暴死
- A family of four perished in the fire.一家四口死于此次火灾之中。
- Thousands perished at the hands of the invading forces.数千人惨死在侵略军手里。
[intransitive] (formal) to be lost or destroyed丧失；湮灭；毁灭
- Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.早期建筑物为木质结构，已经消失殆尽。
[intransitive, transitive] perish (something) (British English) if a material such as rubber perishes or is perished, it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes（使橡胶等）老化，脆裂

词源Middle English: from Old French periss-, lengthened stem of perir, from Latin perire ‘pass away’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + ire ‘go’.

Idioms

perish the thought

(informal or humorous) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that something will never happen（用于拒绝一项建议或希望某事永不发生）没门儿，甭想了，下辈子吧
- Me get married? Perish the thought!我结婚？下辈子再说吧！