3VERB (物質或材料)老化,腐爛,脆裂 If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless. (物質或材料)老化,腐爛,脆裂 [mainly British]
Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off. [VERB]
很明顯灰泥已脆裂老化,全剝落下來了。
Their tyres are slowly perishing. [VERB]
他們的車胎在慢慢老化。
perished
...tattered pieces of ancient, perished leather.
磨損得破爛不堪的舊皮革
4CONVENTION (表示認爲建議不可能、荒謬)想都别想,死了心吧,沒門兒 If someone says perish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous. (表示認爲建議不可能、荒謬)想都别想,死了心吧,沒門兒 [feelings]
Me a policeman! Perish the thought!.
我當警察!想都别想了,不可能!
We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.