一、dying和dead的区别
(1)dead:完全的、麻木的、无生命的、死气沉沉的、过去的、闲置的、绝对地、完全地、刚好、直接地、死者等。
(2)dying:垂死的、临终时的、濒临消亡的、快要消失的、作die的现在分词。
用法举例
(1)dead
①no longer alive死的
例:a dead body.(死尸。)
②no longer current, relevant, or important过去的;不再有关的(或重要的)
例:pollution had become a dead issue.(污染已经成了过去的问题。)
③(of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement(地方,时间)死气沉沉的,不活跃的
例:Brussels isn&39;t dead after dark, if you know where to look.(布鲁塞尔在天黑之后并不是死气沉沉的,你要是找对地方就会发现这一点。)
(2)dying
①on the point of death垂死的,即将死亡的:
例:he visited his dying mother.(他见了即将辞世的母亲。)
②occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies临终时(发生)的:
例:he strained to catch her dying words.(他努力要听清她的临终遗言。)
③gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear濒临消亡的;快要消失的
例:the making of valves is a dying art.(制作阀门是一门快要消亡的技术。)
二、关于dying的短语
这个是固定的搭配,所以就不用考究为什么用ing,不用ed了.
不过动词ing形式有表示“正在进行的”的意义 .
另外,for 后加n\v-ing形式.to do 后加sth.