demise

英 [dɪˈmaɪz]

美 [dɪˈmaɪz]

n.  终止; 失败; 倒闭; 死亡; 逝世; 一命呜呼
v.  遗赠; 让位

过去分词：demised　复数：demises　过去式：demised　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6969 / COCA.6878

牛津词典

noun

• 终止；失败；倒闭
  the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
• 死亡；逝世；一命呜呼
  death
  1. his imminent/sudden/sad demise
     他死到临头；他的猝死；他悲惨的死亡

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡
  Thedemiseof something or someone is their end or death.
  1. ...the demise of the reform movement...
     改革运动的消亡
  2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
     导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

英英释义

noun

• the time when something ends
  1. it was the death of all his plans
  2. a dying of old hopes
  Synonym:deathdying

verb

• transfer by a lease or by a will

双语例句

• Essentially, The Devil's Casino dates Lehman's ultimate demise back to that cataclysmic power struggle.
  本质上，《魔鬼的赌场》将雷曼的最终灭亡追根溯源到了那场灾难性的权力争斗。
• After the tragic demise of his wife.
  在他妻子悲惨地死后。
• In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
  在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。
• Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
  导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
• The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
  雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
• Some may warn of America's demise, but I'm not among them.
  有些人可能警告美国已经衰退，但我并不认同这观点。
• What the Demise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means for the Future of Homeownership?
  房利美和房地美的寿终正寝对房主的未来意味着什么？
• Mr. Putin suggested his work has led to his marriage's demise.
  普京暗示，他的工作导致了婚姻的终结。
• I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible
  我也认为如果伦敦动物园不复存在的话那真是太糟糕了。
• China's rapid modernisation is blamed for the dolphin's demise.
  海豚的绝种被归咎于中国急速的现代化。