die off
英 [daɪ ɒf]
美 [daɪ ɔːf]
（一组生命体）一个接一个地死去直到死光
英英释义
verb
- become extinct
- Dinosaurs died out
双语例句
- By then, Japan's population will have shrunk by around 20 million people, an unprecedented die off for a nation neither at war or blighted by famine.
到那时日本人口将缩减至2000万人，对于一个期间既没有经历战争也没有遭遇饥荒的国家来说，这种人口缩减是史无前例的。 - In like manner, because of factors like acidity of rain, weather shock in insects or even bacteria in the soil, even plants and animals familiar to an area may succumb, and die off.
同样地，即使作物和动物处在与过去相似的环境里，但某些象酸雨、遭受病虫害或土壤里微生物的侵害等因素也会令他们无法招架或死亡。 - There have been reports of poultry die off in her village.
有报道称，病人所在的村庄有家禽死亡情况。 - Thos who can't adapt die off, while those who survive are of the best stock.
不能适应的都死掉了，能够活过来的，就是优良的品种。 - Each time it drained, it caused entire species of sea plants and creatures to die off.
每次干涸，它都会造成整个海洋植物和动物的消亡。 - When insects can't get the right plants to eat and they die off, then the birds don't have enough bugs for their meals.
当昆虫无法得到适合的可食植物时便会死去，这样一来鸟类便没有足够的食物。 - For some reason, people occasionally predict the same outcome from giving away software: Everyone will use the free software, but no one will contribute, and it'll die off from bitrot.
出于某些原因，人们有时会预测出关于白送软件的一个共同结果：所有人都使用自由软件，但是没有人会贡献，而最终它将消失。 - In doing so, the cancer cells die off naturally, without the need for harmful and expensive chemotherapy.
在这个过程中，癌细胞就会自然死亡，使患者不必经历对身体伤害极大又十分昂贵的化疗过程。 - If its stem cells are eradicated, the rest of a tumour may die off.
若肿瘤干细胞被消灭，则其余部分也会相继死亡。 - Pollution from sewage or farm waste can cause excess algae growth, starving the water of oxygen and causing fish and other species to die off.
从下水道或者农场里出来的污染水引起藻类的过度生长，造成水里的氧气严重缺失，以至于鱼类和别的物种相继死去。