demise

noun

1. 终止；失败；倒闭
   the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
2. 死亡；逝世；一命呜呼
   death
   1. his imminent/sudden/sad demise
      他死到临头；他的猝死；他悲惨的死亡

1. N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡
   The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
   1. ...the demise of the reform movement...
      改革运动的消亡
   2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
      导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

1. I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible
   我也认为如果伦敦动物园不复存在的话那真是太糟糕了。
2. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
   导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
3. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen
   该行业的没落给数以千计辛苦经营的商贩带来了难言的苦楚。
4. If you wish for their demise, why even work with them at all?
   如果你希望他们失败，那还为什么要和他们一起工作呢？
5. Observing the tumultuous demise of honeybees should alert us that our own well-being might be similarly threatened.
   我们应该从观察蜜蜂大量死亡的现象中获得警示：我们自己的健康同样可能会受到威胁。
6. Someone asked me last week, In the long run, is technology our saviour or our demise?
   最近有人问我，从长远来看，科技是我们的救星还是我们的终结？
7. Mr. Putin suggested his work has led to his marriage's demise.
   普京暗示，他的工作导致了婚姻的终结。
8. Often when I became a consultant to a federal agency, that precipitated its demise, he admitted.
   当我成为一家联邦机构的顾问时，常常就促成了它的没落，他承认。
9. On the demise of my father, the family house will go to myself and my brother.
   父亲一去世，家族的房子就将归属我和我兄弟。
10. What the Demise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means for the Future of Homeownership?
    房利美和房地美的寿终正寝对房主的未来意味着什么？
11. Its demise has been attributed to flawed market design, weak governance and price manipulation by market participants.
    国债期货的崩盘一直被归咎于市场设计存在缺陷、管理不善和市场参与者操纵价格。
12. Ostensibly, this is the story of dictionary Web sites and their impending demise.
    表面上看，这是关于字典类网站和它们即将消亡的故事。
13. Essentially, The Devil's Casino dates Lehman's ultimate demise back to that cataclysmic power struggle.
    本质上，《魔鬼的赌场》将雷曼的最终灭亡追根溯源到了那场灾难性的权力争斗。
14. The demise of the old man's property caused much dispute upon his death.
    老人死时，财产的让渡问题引起许多争执。
15. Some may warn of America's demise, but I'm not among them.
    有些人可能警告美国已经衰退，但我并不认同这观点。
16. Its demise cannot be explained by high administrative and collection costs alone.
    它的让位不能单独用高额的管理费用和征集费用来解释。
17. In the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
    在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。
18. China's rapid modernisation is blamed for the dolphin's demise.
    海豚的绝种被归咎于中国急速的现代化。
19. After the tragic demise of his wife.
    在他妻子悲惨地死后。
20. 'Jobs's demise raises uncertainties to the future innovations of Apple.
    汇丰（HSBC）分析师赖惠娟（JennyLai）说，乔布斯的去世给苹果未来的创新增加了不确定性。
21. To true, the soul of honor and the demise of cleanliness.
    为了真实、尊荣和洁净灵魂的灭亡。
22. The demise of Lehman disrupted the commercial paper market.
    雷曼灭亡扰乱了商业票据市场。
23. The demise of the legislative veto stimulated interest in other approaches to regulatory reform.
    立法否决的消亡激起了探索其他管理改革方法的兴趣。
24. I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise.
    我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素。
25. The emperor regrets your demise; you should never have entered the contest.
    皇帝对你的灭亡表示道歉，你根本就不该进入这个游戏。
26. Isn't that how both your father and grandfather met their demise?
    你父亲和你的祖父是怎样死的？
27. Mystery of King Tut's demise solved?
    图特卡蒙法老神秘死因揭晓了？
28. Giant Flog's benefactor was crushed to death before having to witness the demise of his most profitable warrior.
    巨人弗洛格的赞助者还没见证他最值钱的勇士如何咽气，就死于非命了。
29. I'll have you choke on your own demise.
    我会令你窒息、然后去迎接你的终结吧。
30. Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
    我死亡的谣言太夸张了。

noun

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

   Synonym:    deathdying

verb

1. transfer by a lease or by a will