die

die, decease, expire, perish, pass away

名词 die:

1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
   同义词：dice
2. a device used for shaping metal
3. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

动词 die:

1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
   同义词：decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
2. suffer or face the pain of death
3. be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
4. stop operating or functioning
   同义词：fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
5. feel indifferent towards
6. languish as with love or desire
7. cut or shape with a die
   同义词：die out
8. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9. lose sparkle or bouquet
   同义词：pall, become flat
10. disappear or come to an end
11. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)

1. It was so funny, I nearly died laughing.
   太好玩了，我差点笑死了。
2. The moth's habitat is being destroyed and it has nearly died out.
   这种蛾子因栖息地正受到破坏，几乎绝种了。
3. She's dying to know where you've been.
   她极想知道你到哪儿去了。
4. His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
   他的秘密至死也不为人知，因为他从未告诉过别人。

die

v.intr.（不及物动词）
died,dy.ing[do.ng] dies
To cease living; become dead; expire.
死：停止生存；死亡；断气
To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade:
消失，消逝：不再存在，特别是指程度；消失：
例句：
The sunlight died in the west.
阳光消失在西面

To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death:
濒临…的边缘：经历死亡的或联想到死亡的痛苦：
例句：
nearly died of embarrassment.
几乎死于窘迫

Informal To desire something greatly:
【非正式用语】 渴望：非常需要某物：
例句：
I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
我非常想得到一盒巧克力；她非常想去看展览

To cease operation; stop:
停止运转：中止操作；停止：
例句：
If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
如果你的车开不动了，就等在那儿

To be destroyed, as in combat:
毁灭：毁灭，如在战斗中毁坏：
例句：
could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.
可以看到在袭击中毁坏的两架飞机

<常用词组>die back 【植物学】
To be affected by dieback.
枝叶枯萎：受顶枯病影响
die down
To lose strength; subside:
渐弱，消退：没劲了；平静了：
例句：
The winds died down.
风渐渐平息了

die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population:
相继死亡：种群突然急剧的衰减：
例句：
Rabbits were dying off in that county.
在那个地区的兔子相继死亡了，直至灭绝

die out
To cease living completely; become extinct:
灭绝：完全的灭亡；灭绝：
例句：
tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
部落和部落文化在几个世纪前就消灭了

<习惯用语>die hard
To take a long time in passing out of existence:
难断气：需要很长时间才能停止存在：
例句：
racial prejudices that die hard.
种族歧视会漫漫消失

To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds:
顽固到底：抵制无希望的、可能性很小的条件：
例句：
radicalism that dies hard.
顽固的激进分子

来源：
Middle English dien
中古英语 dien
probably from Old Norse deyja * see dheu- 2
可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 deyja *参见 dheu- 2

die
die 2

n.（名词）
【复数】 dies 或 dice [dos]
pl. dies A device used for cutting out, forming, or stamping material, especially:
【复数】 dies 模具：一种用于切割、模锻或冲压材料的装置，尤指：
An engraved metal piece used for impressing a design onto a softer metal, as in coining money.
金属模子：一种用于镌刻的金属件，可将设计好的图案压印到较软的金属上，例如压制货币
One of several component pieces that are fitted into a diestock to cut threads on screws or bolts.
铆头模：一种组成切削螺栓上的板牙板手的部件
A part on a machine that punches shaped holes in, cuts, or forms sheet metal, cardboard, or other stock.
冲模，铸模：一种机器的一部分，该机器可以对金属板、卡纸或其它粗钢材料进行切削或成形
A metal block containing small conical holes through which plastic, metal, or other ductile material is extruded or drawn.
金属印模：一种金属块有一个圆锥孔，可挤压或拉伸塑料、金属或其它可拉延材料
pl. dies Architecture The dado of a pedestal, especially when cube-shaped.
【复数】 dies 【建筑学】 方形墩基：支柱的基座，尤其是立方形支柱
pl. dice Games
【复数】 dice 【游戏】
A small cube marked on each side with from one to six dots, usually used in pairs in gambling and in various other games.
骰子：一个小的正六面体，每面分割为一副六个点，通常为一对，用于赌博或其它游戏中
dice (used with a sing. verb)A game of chance using dice.
dice （与单数动词连用）赌骰子：一种使用骰子的概率游戏
v.tr.（及物动词）
died,die.ing,dies
To cut, form, or stamp with or as if with a die.
压模：切削、模锻或冲压或压模

<习惯用语>load the dice
To make an outcome highly probable; predetermine a result:
作可能性大的决定；预测结果：
例句：
.These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain . . . income distribution.(Thomas G. Exter)
.这些因素只是做手脚，是为增加家庭收入分配的有利条件.(托马斯G.埃克斯特)

To put another at a distinct disadvantage, as through prior maneuver:
事先决定成败：将对方置于明显的劣势，如已先做了手脚：
例句：
The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.
在审判前已做了手脚以使对被告不利

no dice
Of no use; futile.
无用的；没有价值的
Used as a refusal to a request.
不行：用作拒绝要求
the die is cast
The decision has been made and is irrevocable.
木已成舟：已作出决定，无法反悔
来源：
Middle English de [gaming die]
中古英语 de [骰子]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin datum [from neuter past participle of] dare [to give] * see dô-
源自 拉丁语 datum [] 源自dare的中性过去分词 [给出] *参见 dô-