词典释义：
[no obj.]suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way
死亡（尤指暴死、猝死、夭折）
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a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease .他的很大一部分军队死于饥饿和疾病。
suffer complete ruin or destruction
消亡，毁灭；被摧毁
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if inflation is let rip, the government would almost certainly perish at the polls .如果听任通货膨胀迅速发展，政府在大选中几乎肯定会彻底失败。
(of rubber, a foodstuff, or other organic substance)lose its normal qualities; rot or decay
（橡胶、食品或其他有机物质）老化，变质；腐烂，腐朽
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most domestic building was in wood and has perished .大部分的住宅是木结构而且已腐朽了。
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〈英〉 经受酷寒
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I was often perished with cold before the end of the day .我经常在天黑以前冻得浑身僵直。
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perish the thought informal used, often ironically, to show that one finds a suggestion or idea completely ridiculous or unwelcome 〈非正式，常讽〉 死了心吧he wasn't out to get drunk — perish the thought! 他没有出去喝醉酒，死了心吧！
"Middle English： from Old French
