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

• Mr. Putin suggested his work has led to his marriage's demise.
  普京暗示，他的工作导致了婚姻的终结。
• 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？
• The demise of the legislative veto stimulated interest in other approaches to regulatory reform.
  立法否决的消亡激起了探索其他管理改革方法的兴趣。
• China's rapid modernisation is blamed for the dolphin's demise.
  海豚的绝种被归咎于中国急速的现代化。
• After the tragic demise of his wife.
  在他妻子悲惨地死后。
• 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。
• The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
  雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
• 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'll have you choke on your own demise.
  我会令你窒息、然后去迎接你的终结吧。
• 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。