mid-13c., from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through," from per- "through, completely, to destruction" (see per) + ire "to go" (see ion). Related: Perished; perishing.
1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!
我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！
来自柯林斯例句
3. Crowns and thrones may perish.
王权不会永存.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.
