die

1. V-T/V-I When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living. 死亡[no passive]

A year later my dog died. 1年後，我的狗死了。

Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer. 令人悲傷的是，他和我母親都死於癌症。

I would die a very happy person if I could stay in music my whole life. 如果我這一生都能生活在音樂之中，就是死，我也會死得快樂。

2. V-I If a machine or device dies, it stops completely, especially after a period of working more and more slowly or inefficiently. 停止運轉[書麪]

Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered, and died. 突然，發動機發出喀喀聲、噼啪聲，然後就熄火了。

3. V-I You can say that you are dying of thirst, hunger, boredom, or curiosity to emphasize that you are very thirsty, hungry, bored, or curious. (飢渴、厭倦、好奇得) 要命[非正式] [only cont]

Order me a soda, I'm dying of thirst. 給我要盃汽水，我快渴死了。

4. V-T/V-I You can say that you are dying for something or are dying to do something to emphasize that you very much want to have it or do it. 渴望[非正式] [only cont]

I'm dying for a breath of fresh air. 我真想呼吸點新鮮空氣。

5. V-T/V-I You can use die in expressions such as "I almost died" or "I'd die if anything happened" where you are emphasizing your feelings about a situation, for example, to say that it is very shocking, upsetting, embarrassing, or amusing. (差點) 死去[非正式，口語]

I nearly died when I read what she'd written about me. 看到她對我的描述，我差點沒死。

I nearly died of shame. 我羞愧得要命。

I thought I'd die laughing. 我以爲我要笑死了。

6. →see also dying

7. PHRASE If you say that something is to die for, you mean that you want it or like it very much. 令人非常想要; 令人非常喜歡[非正式]

It may be that your property has a stunning view, or perhaps it has a kitchen or bathroom to die for. 也許是你的房子有極漂亮的景色，也許它的廚房和衛生間太令人曏往。

8. PHRASE If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely. (習慣、觀唸等) 難以消除; 難以改變

Old habits die hard. 舊習難改。

9. N →another name for dice