demise
消亡
常用释义
英音[ dɪˈmaɪz ]
美音[ dɪˈmaɪz ]
变形
复数:
demises
第三人称单数:
demises
现在分词:
demising
过去式:
demised
过去分词:
demised
基本释义
- n. 倒闭，败落；死亡，逝世；（律）（财产或所有权的）转让，遗赠
- v. （律）遗赠，转让（产业）；正式放弃，禅让（最高统治者的头衔）
考试频率
考研
考频：近十一年出现1次
- n.终止; 失败; 倒闭
例句
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1·There is no point whatsoever in carefully placing our valuable artifacts in paper or card that is going to hasten their demise.小心地把我们珍贵的文物放在纸上或卡片上，这样做毫无意义，这会加速它们的灭亡。
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2·There is no point whatsoever in carefully placing our valuable artifacts in paper or cards that is going to hasten their demise.小心地把我们珍贵的文物放在纸上或卡片上的这种做法毫无意义，只会加速它们的灭亡。
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3·Indeed, most analysts believe that some kind of environmental degradation underlies the demise of many extinct salmon populations.事实上，大多数分析家认为某种环境退化是许多已灭绝鲑鱼种群消亡的根源。
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4·He does not mourn the demise of that world liberated from court etiquette, he says, he can call someone an "idiot" if he wants, instead of "Your Excellency".他说，他不会为这个从宫廷礼仪中解放出来的世界的消亡而哀悼，如果他愿意，他可以称某人为“白痴”，而不是“阁下”。
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5·Traditional dance teachers did not welcome it because they thought it was not even a real dance and were quite sure about its demise but Swing has proved them wrong; it continues to be one of the world's most fun dances.传统舞蹈老师不欢迎它，因为他们认为它甚至不是一个真正的舞蹈，并非常确定它会消亡，但摇摆舞证明他们错了；它仍然是世界上最有趣的舞蹈之一。
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6·In recent years, we have all been exposed to dire media reports concerning the impending demise of global coal and oil reserves.近年来，我们都接触到有关全球煤炭和石油储备即将枯竭的可怕媒体报道。
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7·This urge is understandable and noble: thousands have lost virtually all their retirement savings with the demise of Enron stock.这种冲动是可以理解的，也是高尚的：随着安然股票的崩盘，数以千计的人几乎失去了他们所有的退休储蓄。
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8·They conclude that the postwar demise of this vital alliance constituted a lost opportunity for the civil rights movement that followed the war.他们得出的结论是，这个至关重要的联盟在战后的覆灭，使战后的民权运动失去了机会。
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9·Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.七个月后大选日结束的第一天，由保守派掌控的新一届市议会中止了“清洁空气区”的执行，迈出了废除该项措施的第一步。
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10·Forecasting the euro's demise was premature.现在预测欧元将消亡为时尚早。
同义词
n.
死亡，终止；转让；传位