perishing
UK/'periʃiŋ/US
GREB1
释义
adj.
(British, informal) extremely cold.
（英式口语）极冷的。
v.
Present participle of perish: dying or decaying.
perish 的现在分词：垂死的，腐坏中的。
词根拆分
词根派生perish穿过，完全
+
-ing走，去
=perishing
perish + -ing。作现在分词只是"垂死/腐坏中"。英式口语把它固化成 perishing cold ="冷得要命"，那种像能冻死人的冷。
例句
- 1.
It's perishing out there — wear a coat.
外面冷得要命——穿件大衣。
- 2.
Crops were perishing in the drought.
庄稼在旱灾中枯死。