perish
单词辨析：
指生物失去生命或事物不复存在。
The old man died last week.
那个老人上周去世了。
Hundreds of refugees died of starvation.
数百名难民死于饥饿。
My love will never die.
我的爱始终不渝。
die 的委婉说法。
Her uncle passed away last night.
她叔父昨晚去世了。
The famous author passed away suddenly.
那位著名作家突然去世了。
尤指惨死或猝死。
Thousands perished when the tsunami hit that area.
那一地区发生海啸，数千人罹难。
John had a heart attack in the office and perished on the spot.
约翰在办公室心脏病发作，当场死亡。
相关例句：
So may all your enemies perish, O LORD!
耶和华阿，愿你的仇敌都这样灭亡。
My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
我的仇敌转身退去的时候，他们一见你的面，就跌倒灭亡。
Each time you remember yourself, you have produced a flash of eternity that will not perish.
每一次你记得自己，你就制造了不会消失的瞬间永恒。
We don't have a computer ( perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。
Me a policeman! Perish the thought!
我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！
We are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions.
由于基因的排列方式，即使在最理想的环境里我们也注定会解体和死亡。