die out /daɪ aʊt/ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

= 逐渐消失；灭绝；绝迹

这是一个非常高频的 phrasal verb（短语动词）。

核心感觉是：慢慢变少 → 最后完全没有了。

1. 物种灭绝

Many species are dying out.
许多物种正在灭绝。

The species died out thousands of years ago.
这个物种几千年前就灭绝了。

这里 die out 特别常见。

2. 传统、习俗逐渐消失

Some old traditions are dying out.
一些古老的传统正在逐渐消失。

The tradition has almost died out.
这种传统几乎已经绝迹了。

3. 声音、火等逐渐消失

The fire slowly died out.
火慢慢熄灭了。

The sound of the music died out.
音乐声渐渐消失了。

和 disappear 的区别

disappear = 消失，强调“看不见/不见了”

die out = 逐渐消失、最终绝迹，强调一个过程。

比如：

The species disappeared.
这个物种消失了。

The species died out.
这个物种灭绝了。

📌 最值得记住：

die out → 逐渐消失 / 灭绝
die off → 一个接一个地死去，尤其指一群生物

The fish are dying off.
鱼正在一条条死去。

The species is dying out.
这个物种正在走向灭绝。

die /daɪ/ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

= 死；死亡；灭亡

非常高频的基础词。它是不及物动词，通常不能直接接“某人”作宾语。

1. 人或动物死亡

He died in the accident.
他在事故中去世了。

Her father died last year.
她父亲去年去世了。

Many people died in the war.
战争中有很多人死亡。

❌ He died him.
不能这样说。

如果要表达“杀死某人”：

kill someone = 杀死某人

They killed him.
他们杀死了他。

2. 逐渐消失 / 灭亡

这就是你刚才问的 die out 的基础：

The tradition is dying.
这个传统正在逐渐消失。

The species died out.
这个物种灭绝了。

die out = 彻底消失、灭绝

3. 火、声音等逐渐消失

The fire died.
火熄灭了。（不如 died out 常见）

The sound slowly died away.
声音慢慢消失了。

最重要的几个搭配 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

还有一个很常见的：

He almost died.
他差点死了。

die 的过去式是 died /daɪd/，不是 died = /diːd/。