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die off、die out、die down、die away 佳中 die off die out die down die away die 组成的这四个动词短语比较常用。 die off 指“相继死去”； 1) The poultry on the farm died off from the disease, which caused great economic loss. （农场里的家禽因传染病相继死去亡，造成很大的经济损失。） 2) If the snow storm does not stop blowing over, the cattle will die off. （如果暴风雪不停来, 牛群会一头一头地死去。） die out “灭绝”，指物种、种族、家族、风俗、习惯等逐渐灭绝消失。相当于become extinct。 1) Endangered species are animals that are in danger of dying out / becoming extinct completely, often because of exploitation by humans. （濒危物种指的是处于完全灭绝危险的动物, 常常是由人类过度捕杀造成的。） 2) With the development of transport and the building of new factories, many of the traditional crafts have died out. / become extinct. （随着交通运输的发展和新工厂的建造,许多传统工艺已经绝种了。）
die down 和 die away 指风、火、声音等逐渐变小、变弱、逐渐消失。如表示 “随着距离而远去”的意思需要用die away。 1) The audience in the hall got very excited and it took quite a long time before the excitement eventually died down. (大厅里的观众非常激动,很长时间后才最终平息下来。)
2) The storm was so fierce that we had to find a place to take shelter until the storm died down/away.
（暴风雨是如此的凶猛以至于我们不得不找个地方躲躲，直到暴风雨逐渐平息下来。） 3) Ronny’s steps had died away in the distance, and there was a moment of absolute silence. （Ronny的脚步渐渐消失在远处,接着是一片宁静。） |
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