过去式是died;过去分词是died;现在分词是dying;形容词是dead;名词是death。die可作动词,名词,意为“死亡,熄灭;凋零,枯萎;电量耗尽;渴望,盼望;钢型,硬模;骰子”等。
die from 意为“由于……而死”,但一般常用于由外伤、衰老引起的死亡。例如:
The old man died from a car accident last year. 这个老人去年死于一场车祸。
die of意思同die from,但它一般指由于疾病、情感等原因引起的死亡。例如:
His grandfather died of liver cancer in 1992. 他的祖父1992年死于肝癌。
die out 意为“(家族、物种等)灭绝;绝迹”。例如:
Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. 恐龙在六千五百万年前灭绝了。
Three people died during an assault on the mountain.
登山过程中有三人死亡。
She died as a result of her injuries.
她由于受伤而死亡。
400 people a year die of this disease on average.
平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。
Five people died in a house fire last night.
有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
Her parents died while she was still at school.
她还在读书时父母就去世了。