dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

• 1. 

  Dying is the present participle of . (die)的现在分词

• 2. 

  ADJ A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon. 垂死的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a dying man.

  …一个垂死之人。

• 3. 

  N-PLURAL The dying are people who are dying. 垂死的人们

  例：

  By the time our officers arrived, the dead and the dying were everywhere.

  当我们的警官到达的时候已是遍地尸首和垂死的人。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time. 临终的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  It'll stay in my mind till my dying day.

  它将长存我心，直到生命的最后一天。

• 5. 

  ADJ The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes. 濒临消亡的 (日子); 即将结束的 (时刻) [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a story of love and war in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.

  …奥特曼帝国濒临灭亡时的一个爱情与战争的故事。

• 6. 

  ADJ A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely. 没落的; 快要消亡的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Shipbuilding is a dying business.

  造船业是一个没落行业。