die/daɪ/

v.

➊ stop living

➋ want to have or do sth very much

➭ ing. dying

v.

➊ [I] 死：[die from（或of）sth] die of（或from）hunger/a heart attack 死于饥饿/心脏病

◇[die for sth] She died for her beliefs. 她为自己的信仰献身。

◇[die a ... death] die a violent/natural death 横死/自然死亡

◇[die + a.] He died young. 他年纪轻轻就死了。

◇[die + n.] He died a poor man. 他死时很穷。

➋ 渴望，极想：[be dying for sth] The little is dying for an ice-cream. 这个小男孩很想要一个冰激凌。

◇[be dying to do sth] We're dying to know the result of the test. 我们很想知道考试的结果。

die out 消失；灭亡：The species is expected to die out completely within ten years. 这一物种被认为在10年内灭绝。

音组-ie/-aɪ/

lie; pie; tie; die

常犯错误

✗ He has died for five years.

✓ He died five years ago. 他5年前去世了。

✓ He has been dead for five years. 他已经去世5年了。

[✌die为短暂性动词，不能与一段时间连用]

常犯错误

✗ He is dying of a cold drink.

✓ He is dying for a cold drink. 他很想喝一杯冰镇饮料。

辨析be dead; die

辨析die; pass away