垂死

垂死 [chuí sǐ]

1. ■ moribund; dying:

垂死的人 a dying man;

处于垂死没落的时代 be in one's era of decline and doom;

挽救垂死的命运 extricate [save] oneself from his approaching doom;

我们看到他处于垂死的痛苦之中。 We found him in the agonies of death.

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常用词组

1. ■ 垂死木 dying tree