英语词汇“to die for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

to die for

释义

die¹ /dī/

intransitive verb (or transitive verb with object death) (dyˈing; died /dīd/)

To lose life
To perish
To wither
(of an engine) to stop working
To languish, suffer, long, or be very eager (for), esp in be dying for (informal)
To be overcome by the effects (of)
To merge. See also dying

ORIGIN: Prob from a lost OE (Anglian) dēgan; but commonly referred to a Scand root seen in ON deyja, döyja; related to MHGer touwen, whence Ger Tod. The OE word in use was steorfan (see starve)

dieˈ-away adjective

Languishing, fading

dieˈhard noun

An irreconcilable conservative
A resolute, obstinate or dauntless person

adjective

Irreconcilably conservative
Resolute, obstinate

die away

To disappear by degrees, become gradually inaudible

die back (botany)

To die by degrees from the tip backwards (dieˈback noun)

die down

To subside
(of plants) to die above ground, leaving only roots or rootstocks

die game

To keep up one's spirit to the last

die hard

To struggle hard against death, to be long in dying
To be difficult to suppress, eradicate, or persuade

die off

To die quickly or in large numbers

die out

To become extinct, to disappear

die the death (theatre slang)

To arouse no response from one's audience

never say die

Never give up

to die for (informal)

Highly desirable or alluring

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die1 /dī/

die¹ /dī/