die和dead和death的都是“死亡”的意思。它们的区别在于词性不同:die是动词,death是名词,dead是形容词。
die:动词,例如I'm dying 我将要死亡
dead 形容词,例如my sister is dead我姐去世了
death名词 例如his death made me sad他的死让我伤心
die
1、A year later my dog died .
一年后我的狗死了。
2、The elm trees are all dying .
那些榆树全都奄奄一息了。
3、He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death .
他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
4、Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
接着,发动机突然咔咔地响了几声,然后就熄火了。
5、Her cigarette glowed brightly, then died.
她的香烟燃起一阵亮光,然后就熄灭了。
dead
1、Her husband's been dead a year now .
她的丈夫已经去世一年了。
2、But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
但这似乎是一潭死水:受了污染而且恶臭无比。
3、This made that holiday week a particularly dead period.
这让那一周的假期显得特别沉闷。
4、The dead cigarette was still between his fingers .
那支已熄灭的香烟仍在他指间。
5、It's a dead issue, Baxter
这个问题已经没人再谈论了,巴克斯特。