1. 死;死亡;（植物）枯死，凋谢
    When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.

    e.g. A year later my dog died...
           一年后我的狗死了。
    e.g. Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer...
           非常不幸的是，他和我母亲都死于癌症。

2. 临死;垂死;奄奄一息
    If a person, animal, or plant is dying, they are so ill or so badly injured that they will not live very much longer.

    e.g. The elm trees are all dying...
           那些榆树全都奄奄一息了。
    e.g. Every working day I treat people who are dying from lung diseases caused by smoking.
           每天上班我都要医治那些因吸烟患上肺病的垂危患者。

3. 以…的方式死亡
    If someone dies a violent, unnatural, or painful death, they die in a violent, unnatural, or painful way.

    e.g. He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death...
           他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
    e.g. I'm no expert, but I don't think Tracy died a natural death.
           我不是什么专家，但我不认为特蕾西是自然死亡。

4. (机器或设备)完全停止运行
    If a machine or device dies, it stops completely, especially after a period of working more and more slowly or inefficiently.

    e.g. Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
           然后，发动机突然咔咔地响着，发出一阵噼啪声，接着就彻底熄火了。

5. (火或光)熄灭
    If a fire or light dies, it stops burning or shining.

    e.g. Her cigarette glowed brightly, then died.
           她的香烟燃起一阵亮光，然后就熄灭了。

6. (感情或表情)完全消失
    If an emotion or facial expression dies, it disappears completely, usually after a period of gradually becoming weaker and less noticeable.

    e.g. My love for you will never die...
           我对你的爱永不止息。
    e.g. Kathryn looked down at the floor and the smile died on her lips.
           凯瑟琳低头看向地板，笑容从她的嘴角消失了。

7. (渴、饿、闷或好奇)得要命;…得要死
    You can say that you are dying of thirst, hunger, boredom, or curiosity to emphasize that you are very thirsty, hungry, bored, or curious.

    e.g. Order me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
           给我来一壶茶，我快要渴死了。

8. 很想要;非常渴望
    You can say that you are dying for something or are dying to do something to emphasize that you very much want to have it or do it.

    e.g. I'm dying for a breath of fresh air...
           我非常渴望能呼吸到新鲜空气。
    e.g. She was dying to talk to Frank.
           她很想同弗兰克谈谈。

9. (用于强调震惊、不安、窘迫或好笑等)我差点要死/（如果发生某事）我会死的
    You can use die in expressions such as 'I almost died' or 'I'd die if anything happened' where you are emphasizing your feelings about a situation, for example to say that it is very shocking, upsetting, embarrassing, or amusing.

    e.g. I nearly died when I learned where I was ending up...
           得知自己到了哪里时，我简直要晕过去了。
    e.g. I nearly died of shame...
           我羞愧难当。

10. 模具;冲模;压模
    A die is a specially shaped or patterned block of metal which is used to press or cut other metal into a particular shape.

11. see also: dying

12. 事已定局;木已成舟
      You can say that the die is cast to draw attention to the importance of an event or decision which is going to affect your future and which cannot be changed or avoided.

      e.g. It was too late and too urgent to turn back. The die was cast.
             现在为时已晚，来不及回头。事情已成定局了。

13. (习惯或观念)难以改掉，很难摆脱
      If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.

      e.g. Old habits die hard...
             积习难改。
      e.g. Such prejudices die hard.
             这些偏见很难消除。

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