| 单词 | demise |
| 释义 | demise (dɪmaɪz ) singular noun [usually with poss] The demise of something or someone is their end or death. [formal] ...the demise of the reform movement. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise. Synonyms: failure, end, fall, defeat Collocations: early demise This merely opens up the prospect of a highly precarious government lurching from vote to vote and to an inevitable early demise. Times, Sunday Times (2015) All of us are in some way to blame for his early demise. The Sun (2009) Probably all of this contributed to his early demise. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His eventual demise was not that unusual, either. Times, Sunday Times In reality, though, it opens the door to piracy and the eventual demise of the entire cultural industry. Times, Sunday Times In anticipation of the tree's eventual demise, arborists used seeds from it to grow a replacement. Times, Sunday Times The adoption of the new technology sowed the eventual demise of the old feudal landowning aristocracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gaud deeply regretted the project's eventual demise, always keeping his design with him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For them his final demise comes as relief from a protracted embarrassment. Times, Sunday Times Two decades before its final demise, the writing was already on the wall. Times, Sunday Times By 1942, the forces aligned against government sponsored middle income housing programs contributed to the final demise of the mutual housing experiment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The glowing shoes, an appropriate symbol for her own unbridled envy, bring about her final demise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The final demise of the air station came in 1999, when all stationary assets were sold, including 30 vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lockdown will hasten the demise of some marriages, but maybe it will also save others. Times,Sunday Times Others gave similar warnings, or predicted that the merger would hasten the demise of all the apps involved. Times, Sunday Times There are suspicions that members of his own government would like to see the process fail, thereby hastening his demise. Times, Sunday Times Characteristically, perhaps, the virus might simply have hastened the demise of something that was not long for this world. Times,Sunday Times But his efforts to 'save' them may have hastened their demise. Times, Sunday Times All of this leads some to predict the imminent demise of the euro. Times, Sunday Times (2010) One shop assistant, unaware of the shoe's imminent demise, said that they were ' really big sellers'. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I dwelt on how she emerged from a coma shortly after her imminent demise had been predicted. Times, Sunday Times (2007) One version ends with a character speaking to camera, lamenting his impending demise. Times, Sunday Times The headlines in the papers have all been about the impending demise of the large-scale lecture in universities. Times, Sunday Times And it heralds nothing less than the impending demise of the world wide web. Times, Sunday Times But late in 1989, reports of losses and failure to attain circulation goals led to rumours of the paper's impending demise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To accept your inevitable demise while you're still young enough to enjoy the acceptance. Times, Sunday Times And they're scared stiff that all their fancy graphics and micro-soundbites can only delay their inevitable demise. Times, Sunday Times Discussions about our inevitable demise are usually conducted in quiet whispers or, more commonly, not at all. The Sun So we arrived in a fatalistic mood, ready for a few months of adventure before our inevitable demise. Times, Sunday Times Clues to her inevitable demise, however, continue to appear throughout her dream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Few, though, will lament the demise of the interdealer broker. Times,Sunday Times Customers — the same people who lament the demise of the charming high street — have flocked to buy high-quality goods at cheaper prices. Times, Sunday Times The decision comes just months after the chancellor lamented the demise of face-to-face banking. Times, Sunday Times He laments the demise of the paper note. Times, Sunday Times He has written several articles lamenting the demise of football as the people's game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People have been predicting the demise of these often unnecessarily large and cumbersome machines since their first appearance on city streets. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We also welcome the predicted demise of short-term celebrity fragrances. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This year he has been predicting the demise of the euro and talking up the price of gold. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He is not predicting the demise of banks, but thinks their job will be different. Times, Sunday Times (2017) However, many pension experts argued that this would put off higher earners from taking pensions and spell the demise of workplace schemes. Times, Sunday Times That in turn would effectively spell the demise of the hybrids. Times, Sunday Times But the death of a painter doesn't spell the demise of a dealer. Times, Sunday Times They have been welcomed by medics and patients and their use may soon be rolled out, spelling the demise of the backless horror. Times, Sunday Times As no attempt was made to bring in replacement staff to perform audio commentaries, or to create bonus features, the release schedule dropped, ultimately spelling the demise of the company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We quickly discover that there are men who benefit from his sudden demise among the cardinals who have gathered to chose his successor. Times, Sunday Times Its sudden demise shook the tech industry. Times, Sunday Times The arts world was shocked by his sudden demise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are a number of distasteful sites online predicting her untimely demise. The Sun And this was a performance that never even happened because of the singer's untimely demise. The Sun At present, the jeopardy in transferring to another bank would seem too great, particularly given the risk of causing false reports of your untimely demise. Times, Sunday Times The reason of his untimely demise was still under investigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She kept her interviewing job until her untimely demise from spontaneous human combustion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 终止 Japanese: 終焉 |
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