die off,die out,die away与die down的区别及意义
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die off:

n.相继死亡(先后死去)

例句与用法:

1.His friends are all dying off.

近来他的朋友相继死亡.

2.If the snowstorm does not blow over,the cattle will die off.

如果暴风雪不停息,很多牲畜就要死掉了.

die out:

消失,灭绝

例句与用法:

1.The English of today is very different from the English of500 years ago.In time,some even die out completely.

现在的英语与500年前的英语已大不相同,有一些甚至会在今后完全消失.

2.No one have come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaur die out.

尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝作出一个令人信服的解释.

3.Many old customs are dying out.

很多古老的习俗正在消失.

die away:

vt.渐熄(减弱,消失)

die down:

渐渐消失,平息

例句与用法:

1.The fire is dying down.

火正渐渐熄灭.

2.Open the air hole; the fire is dying down.

把气孔打开,火要熄了.