dying

1. Dying is the present participle of . (die)的現在分詞

2. ADJ A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon. 垂死的[ADJ n]

...a dying man. …一個垂死之人。

3. N-PLURAL The dying are people who are dying. 垂死的人們

By the time our officers arrived, the dead and the dying were everywhere. 儅我們的警官到達的時候已是遍地屍首和垂死的人。

4. ADJ You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time. 臨終的[ADJ n]

It'll stay in my mind till my dying day. 它將長存我心，直到生命的最後一天。

5. ADJ The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes. 瀕臨消亡的 (日子); 即將結束的 (時刻)[ADJ n]

...a story of love and war in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. …奧特曼帝國瀕臨滅亡時的一個愛情與戰爭的故事。

6. ADJ A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely. 沒落的; 快要消亡的[ADJ n]

Shipbuilding is a dying business. 造船業是一個沒落行業。