【perish音标】 英[ˈperɪʃ] 美[ˈperɪʃ]
【单词释义】 perish是什么意思：
v.惨死，猝死；湮灭，毁灭；腐烂，枯萎；老化
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[第三人称单数] perishes
[单词现在分词] perishing
[单词过去式] perished
[单词过去分词] perished
【关联词/派生词】
perishable adj.易腐烂的；易腐败的；易变质的；易消亡的 n.容易腐坏的东西（尤指食品）
perishing adj.严寒的；讨厌的；糟糕的；该死的；致命的 v. 惨死，猝死；湮灭，毁灭；腐烂，枯萎；老化(perish的现在分词)
【perish形近词/近似词】
bearish adj. 粗暴的；如熊的；股票看跌的
nourish vt.滋养，施肥于；抚养，养育；培养
garish adj.炫耀的；过分装饰的；过分鲜艳的
boorish adj. 粗野的；粗鲁的；粗鄙的；笨拙的
feverish adj.发烧的，发热的；狂热的；激动的
cherish vt.珍爱；珍惜；爱护；怀念
currish adj. 野狗似的；下贱的；恶意的；爱吵闹的
flourish v.繁荣；昌盛；兴旺；茁壮成长 n.夸张的行为；华丽辞藻
【单词例句】
◇ Then the king said, "I will go as far as the sky is blue, and will neither eat nor drink until I have found my dear wife and my child again, provided that in the meantime they have not died or perished from hunger."
国王说：“只要我亲爱的妻子和儿子没被杀害或饿死，走遍天崖海角我也一定要找到他们，否则我不吃也不喝。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ Having walked the entire day without eating a bite, she was suffering from hunger, and she thought, "Oh, if only I were inside the garden so I could eat of those fruits. Otherwise I shall perish."
姑娘已经走了整整一天了，而且没吃过任何东西。她饿得要命。“啊，如果我在果园里面就能吃到水果了，”她想，“否则我准会饿死的！”