perish

死ぬ、命を落とす

特に事故や暴力、過酷な状況によって命を落とす。

やさしい英語で： To die, especially because of an accident, violence, or very difficult conditions.

• Many people perished in the fire.
• Without water, these plants will perish.
• The sailors perished when their ship sank.

使い方： perish in something (Several people perished in the flood.); perish from something (The animals perished from hunger.)

類義語： die

反対語： survive

よく使う表現： perish in something, perish from cold, perish at sea

腐る、劣化する

時間とともに腐ったり傷んだりして、崩れ始める。

やさしい英語で： To become damaged or rotten over time and start falling apart.

• Rubber can perish in strong sunlight.
• The old seals had perished and needed replacing.
• Fresh fruit will perish quickly without proper storage.

類義語： decay, rot, deteriorate

よく使う表現： perish in heat, perish over time

滅びる、消滅する

完全に消えたり、存在しなくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To disappear completely or stop existing.

• Even great empires can perish.
• The old traditions perished when the village was abandoned.
• She feared that their language would perish within a generation.

類義語： disappear, vanish, cease to exist

反対語： endure

よく使う表現： perish forever, perish with something