pass away
英 [pɑːs əˈweɪ]
美 [pæs əˈweɪ]
去世; 逝世; 谢世
同义词辨析
diev. 死亡，死去
〔辨析〕
指生物失去生命或事物不复存在。
〔例证〕
The old man died last week.
那个老人上周去世了。
Hundreds of refugees died of starvation.
数百名难民死于饥饿。
My love will never die.
我的爱始终不渝。
那个老人上周去世了。
Hundreds of refugees died of starvation.
数百名难民死于饥饿。
My love will never die.
我的爱始终不渝。
pass awayphr. v. 去世，过世
〔辨析〕
die 的委婉说法。
〔例证〕
Her uncle passed away last night.
她叔父昨晚去世了。
The famous author passed away suddenly.
那位著名作家突然去世了。
她叔父昨晚去世了。
The famous author passed away suddenly.
那位著名作家突然去世了。
perishv. 〈正式或文〉死亡，丧生
〔辨析〕
尤指惨死或猝死。
〔例证〕
Thousands perished when the tsunami hit that area.
那一地区发生海啸，数千人罹难。
John had a heart attack in the office and perished on the spot.
约翰在办公室心脏病发作，当场死亡。
那一地区发生海啸，数千人罹难。
John had a heart attack in the office and perished on the spot.
约翰在办公室心脏病发作，当场死亡。
柯林斯词典
- 去世；逝世；谢世
You can say that someonepassed awayto mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people.- He unfortunately passed away last year.
他去年不幸逝世。
- He unfortunately passed away last year.
英英释义
verb
- go out of existence
- She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102