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TOEFL BNC: 6969 COCA: 6878

demise

Word family 
Related topics: Death
de·mise /dɪˈmaɪz/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
1  formalEND the end of something that used to exist 〔曾经存在的事物的〕终止，结束，消亡
demise of
 the imminent demise (=happening soon) of the local newspaper
地方报纸的即将停刊
2  MX formal or law death 死亡
 the mystery surrounding Elena’s untimely demise (=when death happens sooner than is normal or expected)
埃琳娜猝然早逝之谜
—demise verb [intransitiveI]
Examples from the Corpus
demise• When the long-delayed demise of the dinosaurs finally occurred, the crash was spectacular.• Hierarchy has added immense value to the world, and pundits who call for its demise are either fools or cynics.• Details regarding the firm's demise are a little hazy, and the matter has now been referred to the Fraud Squad.• My parents had mixed feelings about the President's demise.• Occasionally he would seek to expedite his victim's demise as best he could.• It came together only to ensure the demise of Mr Milosevic's lot.• This can easily cause anorexia and finally the demise of the stressed subject.• This is best reflected in the demise of the Yiddish-language press in New York.• Far better, with the demise of lifetime employment, to switch to a notion of lifetime employability.
demise of• the demise of the Cold War
untimely demise• The chain of events I sparked off nearly led to my untimely demise.
From Longman Business Dictionary
demisede·mise1 /dɪˈmaɪz/ noun [countableC usually singular]
LAWPROPERTY when a property owner rents property to someone, or the rented property itself
Where the demise includes the whole of a building the airspace above the building may be excluded.
demisedemise2 verb [transitiveT]
LAWPROPERTY if the owner of a property demises it, they rent it to someone
The plaintiff landlord had demised premises to the defendant for 21 years.
—demised adjectiveadj
a demised property
Origin demise
(1400-1500) Anglo-French Old French demis “sent away”
de·mise noun
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TOEFL BNC: 6969 COCA: 6878
demise

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEMISE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤sad, tragic, unfortunate令人惋惜的／悲劇性的／不幸的死亡▸➤rapid, sudden迅速的／突然的結束◇The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.戰爭導致這個行業突然垮了。➤early, premature, untimely早早的／過早的／不合時宜的消亡◇He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他對聯盟的目標表示讚賞，但預言聯盟很快會失敗。➤imminent, impending迫近的／即將到來的失敗▸➤eventual, final, ultimate最終的失敗▸➤inevitable不可避免的失敗▸➤apparent表面上的終止▸➤political政治上的失敗◇the events which contributed to his political demise導致他政治失敗的事件VERB + DEMISE➤bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to導致／引起／造成／致使結束▸➤hasten加速瓦解▸➤meet遭遇死亡▸➤predict預言消亡▸➤see看到結束PREPOSITION➤demise of⋯的結束◇the demise of the USSR蘇聯的解體
TOEFL BNC: 6969 COCA: 6878
TOEFL BNC: 6969 COCA: 6878

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