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demise

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n.死亡,君权的转移或授与,让位,禅让 vt.让渡,遗赠,转让

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demise为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:demised 过去分词:demised 现在分词:demising 第三人称单数:demises 形容词:demisable

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miss,mit=to send(送),to throw(投;掷)

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demise


/dɪ'maɪz; dɪ`maɪz/
n [sing]
1 (fml 文) death 死; 死亡.
2 (fig 比喻) end or failure (of an enterprise, etc) 停业; 倒闭
*This loss led to the demise of the business. 这一损失导致了公司的倒闭.

demise


n[U]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French;Origin:Old French demis 'sent away']
formal the end of something that used to exist
demise of
 the imminent demise (=happening soon) of the local newspaper
formal or law death
 the mystery surrounding Elena's untimely demise (=when death happens sooner than is normal or expected)
>demisev [I]
1. This loss led to the demise of the business.
    这一损失导致了公司的倒闭.

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