perish /'periʃ/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Chinese translation
- vi. 毁灭, 丧生, 凋谢, 颓丧, 死亡, 腐烂
- vt. 毁坏, 使麻木, 使丧生, 耗尽
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'periʃ/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.32 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
perished, perishing, perishes
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