dying

adj.

1. 临终的；临死的；垂死的
   connected with or happening at the time of sb's death
   1. I will remember it to my dying day .
      我至死都不会忘记此事。
   2. her dying wishes/words
      她的临终遗愿 / 遗言
2. 垂死者；临终者
   people who are dying
   1. doctors who care for the dying
      照看临终病人的医生

1. 
   Dying is the present participle of die .
2. ADJ 垂死的;濒死的;临死的
   A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon.
   1. ...a dying man.
      垂死的男子
   2. The dying are people who are dying.
      
   3. The dead and the dying were everywhere.
      到处都是死尸和奄奄一息的人。
3. ADJ 临终的;垂死的
   You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time.
   1. It'll stay in my mind till my dying day...
      它将长存我心，直到生命的终点。
   2. She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother.
      她不得不去实现她母亲的临终遗愿。
4. ADJ 行将结束的;最后时刻的;末期的
   The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes.
   1. The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war...
      这些岛屿是在二战末期被苏联军队占领的。
   2. A penalty by Thierry Lacroix broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game.
      蒂里·拉克鲁瓦的点球在比赛结束前的最后时刻打破了僵局。
5. ADJ 行将消亡的;没落的
   A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely.
   1. Shipbuilding is a dying business.
      造船业是夕阳产业。
6. (火焰)行将熄灭的
   A dying fire is no longer hot and bright and will not burn for much longer.

1. But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying
   但那并不意味着这种政治主张已经或正在消亡。
2. The elm trees are all dying
   那些榆树全都奄奄一息了。
3. Every working day I treat people who are dying from lung diseases caused by smoking.
   每天上班我都要医治那些因吸烟患上肺病的垂危患者。
4. Order me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
   给我来一壶茶，我快要渴死了。
5. I'm dying for a breath of fresh air
   我非常渴望能呼吸到新鲜空气。
6. She was dying to talk to Frank.
   她很想同弗兰克谈谈。
7. It'll stay in my mind till my dying day
   它将长存我心，直到生命的终点。
8. She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother.
   她不得不去实现她母亲的临终遗愿。
9. The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war
   这些岛屿是在二战末期被苏联军队占领的。
10. A penalty by Thierry Lacroix broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game.
    蒂里·拉克鲁瓦的点球在比赛结束前的最后时刻打破了僵局。
11. Shipbuilding is a dying business.
    造船业是夕阳产业。
12. Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything
    孩子们已奄奄一息，而我却无力做任何事情。
13. I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
    我在一棵快要枯死的榆树的树洞里安了家。
14. Three hundred people in this town are dying of hunger every day.
    该镇每天有300人濒于饿死。
15. He helped his first wife take her life when she was dying of cancer.
    他曾帮助自己身患癌症、不久于人世的第一任妻子自杀。
16. People in hospitals are dying because of shortage of medicine.
    由于药品匮乏，医院里的病人濒临死亡。
17. Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.
    因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。
18. Without a transfusion, the victim's probability of dying was 100%
    如果不输血，患者必死无疑。
19. His dying wish was to be laid to rest at the church near his Somerset home.
    他的遗愿是把他安葬在家乡萨默塞特郡附近的教堂里。
20. The thought of dying slowly and painfully terrified me.
    缓慢而痛苦地死去的想法使我恐惧不已。
21. Gaelic has been a dying language for many years, though children are nowadays taught it in school
    盖尔语多年来一直濒于消亡，尽管如今孩子们还在学校学习这门语言。
22. They said that the total number of cows dying from BSE would be twenty thousand
    他们说患疯牛病死亡的牛的总数将达2万头。
23. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little.
    在临死的那些日子里，年迈的女王态度稍缓和了一些。
24. There are new uses of words coming in and old uses dying out.
    单词总有新用法出现，也有旧用法慢慢被淘汰。
25. Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.
    因患癌症濒临死亡的人会日渐消瘦，而且身体明显衰弱。
26. She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer
    她有一段时间曾帮助垂危的癌症患者。
27. The dying soldier was groaning with pain.
    那个奄奄一息的士兵痛得直哼哼。
28. It was said that she was as effective as god, bringing the dying back to life.
    她是个妙手回春的民间医生。
29. Lu Xun was loyal to the people, bending his back to the task until his dying day.
    鲁迅对人民忠心耿耿，鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已。
30. Oh, I'm dying of laughing.
    啊，笑死我啦！

noun

1. the time when something ends
   1. it was the death of all his plans
   2. a dying of old hopes

   Synonym:    deathdemise

adj

1. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
   1. a dying man
   2. his dying wish
   3. a dying fire
   4. a dying civilization