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

• 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。
• Giant Flog's benefactor was crushed to death before having to witness the demise of his most profitable warrior.
  巨人弗洛格的赞助者还没见证他最值钱的勇士如何咽气，就死于非命了。
• Its demise has been attributed to flawed market design, weak governance and price manipulation by market participants.
  国债期货的崩盘一直被归咎于市场设计存在缺陷、管理不善和市场参与者操纵价格。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Its demise cannot be explained by high administrative and collection costs alone.
  它的让位不能单独用高额的管理费用和征集费用来解释。
• 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。
• Mystery of King Tut's demise solved?
  图特卡蒙法老神秘死因揭晓了？
• The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
  雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。