perishing在英语中代表‘致命的、讨厌的’的意思，作为名词时有’使人痛苦的’的意思，在线读音是[‘peri?i?]，perishing在英语中经常以名词形式出现，在《英语ABC实用语法词典》中，共找到88个与perishing相关的句子。
1.致命的
例句:But instead of perishing, they flourished.
翻译:它们没有消失，反倒蓬勃繁衍。
来源：英语汉语大辞典
2.讨厌的
例句:The second one is the second G.K. Chesterton quote of this session, which is, “We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders,” which i think for anybody involved in technology, is perfectly true.
翻译:第二个是这场演讲中第二次对G.K.Chesterton的引用， 也就是，“使我们灭亡的，是对一个奇迹的渴望，而不是对众多奇迹的渴望，” 这个我认为对于科技业的有关人士，应该感触尤为深刻。。
来源：实用英语词典
3.使人痛苦的
例句:i miss you so much. i’m perishing in this penal colony.
翻译:亲爱的丹尼，我好想你。
来源：英汉新词词典
4.糟糕的、使人痛苦的
例句:it’s perishing’ out there.
翻译:外面冻死人了。
来源：英汉百科词典
perishing一般作为名词使用，在常见短语或俚语中出现较多。
1. i miss you so much. i’m perishing in this penal colony.
翻译:亲爱的丹尼，我好想你。
2. it’s perishing’ out there.
翻译:外面冻死人了。
3. Without perishing from the tricks of my own mind… how could i possibly get to Kingsley on my own?
翻译:我不耍任何滑头… 我要是一个人怎么能到Kingsley呢?。
4. – The Doric Star’s a perishing mid boat.
翻译:- 那是老斯塔布斯 – 多立克星号，一艘即将报废的中型船船长。
5. The second one is the second G.K. Chesterton quote of this session, which is, “We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders,” which i think for anybody involved in technology, is perfectly true.
翻译:第二个是这场演讲中第二次对G.K.Chesterton的引用， 也就是，“使我们灭亡的，是对一个奇迹的渴望，而不是对众多奇迹的渴望，” 这个我认为对于科技业的有关人士，应该感触尤为深刻。 。
6. Civilizations, like other living things may only live so long before perishing due to natural causes or violence, or self-inflicted wounds.
翻译:– 文明和生命体一样 civilizations, like other living things, 在生存过一段时间以后会消亡 may only live so long before perishing。
