demise

英 [dɪˈmaɪz]

美 [dɪˈmaɪz]

n.  终止; 失败; 倒闭; 死亡; 逝世; 一命呜呼
v.  遗赠; 让位

过去分词：demised　复数：demises　过去式：demised　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6969 / COCA.6878

牛津词典

noun

• 终止；失败；倒闭
  the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
• 死亡；逝世；一命呜呼
  death
  1. his imminent/sudden/sad demise
     他死到临头；他的猝死；他悲惨的死亡

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡
  Thedemiseof something or someone is their end or death.
  1. ...the demise of the reform movement...
     改革运动的消亡
  2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
     导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

英英释义

noun

• the time when something ends
  1. it was the death of all his plans
  2. a dying of old hopes
  Synonym:deathdying

verb

• transfer by a lease or by a will

双语例句

• Giant Flog's benefactor was crushed to death before having to witness the demise of his most profitable warrior.
  巨人弗洛格的赞助者还没见证他最值钱的勇士如何咽气，就死于非命了。
• I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible
  我也认为如果伦敦动物园不复存在的话那真是太糟糕了。
• Some may warn of America's demise, but I'm not among them.
  有些人可能警告美国已经衰退，但我并不认同这观点。
• I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise.
  我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素。
• The demise of the old man's property caused much dispute upon his death.
  老人死时，财产的让渡问题引起许多争执。
• Ostensibly, this is the story of dictionary Web sites and their impending demise.
  表面上看，这是关于字典类网站和它们即将消亡的故事。
• Observing the tumultuous demise of honeybees should alert us that our own well-being might be similarly threatened.
  我们应该从观察蜜蜂大量死亡的现象中获得警示：我们自己的健康同样可能会受到威胁。
• Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
  导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
• Isn't that how both your father and grandfather met their demise?
  你父亲和你的祖父是怎样死的？
• In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
  在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。