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

• 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。
• To true, the soul of honor and the demise of cleanliness.
  为了真实、尊荣和洁净灵魂的灭亡。
• '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。
• In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
  在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？