"perishes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 死亡
• 腐爛

Definition

“Perishes” 指突然或悲劇性地死亡，或某物被毀滅、腐爛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Perishes' 較正式，多用於書面語、文學或描述災難事件時，也可指食物變質。日常會話會用 'dies'（死亡）或 'goes bad'（變質）。

Examples

If a plant does not get water, it perishes.

如果植物沒有得到水，它就會**死亡**。

Food perishes quickly in hot weather.

食物在熱天裡很快就會**腐爛**。

Without shelter, he perishes in the cold.

沒有庇護，他會在寒冷中**死亡**。

The fruit perishes before we can eat it all.

水果還沒喫完就**爛掉**了。

Sometimes, hope perishes in difficult times.

有時，在艱難時期希望也會**破滅**。

Nobody perishes alone; we are all connected in some way.

沒有人會獨自**死去**；我們都彼此相連。