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

• Often when I became a consultant to a federal agency, that precipitated its demise, he admitted.
  当我成为一家联邦机构的顾问时，常常就促成了它的没落，他承认。
• The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
  雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
• 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。
• I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise.
  我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素。
• 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。
• If you wish for their demise, why even work with them at all?
  如果你希望他们失败，那还为什么要和他们一起工作呢？
• 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？
• Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
  我死亡的谣言太夸张了。
• 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。
• The demise of the old man's property caused much dispute upon his death.
  老人死时，财产的让渡问题引起许多争执。