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

• On the demise of my father, the family house will go to myself and my brother.
  父亲一去世，家族的房子就将归属我和我兄弟。
• The demise of the legislative veto stimulated interest in other approaches to regulatory reform.
  立法否决的消亡激起了探索其他管理改革方法的兴趣。
• 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？
• I'll have you choke on your own demise.
  我会令你窒息、然后去迎接你的终结吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• Observing the tumultuous demise of honeybees should alert us that our own well-being might be similarly threatened.
  我们应该从观察蜜蜂大量死亡的现象中获得警示：我们自己的健康同样可能会受到威胁。
• The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
  雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
• Isn't that how both your father and grandfather met their demise?
  你父亲和你的祖父是怎样死的？
• 'Jobs's demise raises uncertainties to the future innovations of Apple.
  汇丰（HSBC）分析师赖惠娟（JennyLai）说，乔布斯的去世给苹果未来的创新增加了不确定性。