died 是动词 die 的过去式和过去分词，核心含义为“死亡”或“（事物）消逝、终止”。其发音在英式和美式英语中均为 /daɪd/，由元音 /aɪ/ 接尾音 /d/ 构成，与形容词 dead（/ded/）的发音有明显区别。

意思与用法

表示生命终结
作为不及物动词，died 描述生物（人或动植物）的死亡动作，不能用于被动语态。常见搭配包括：

died of + 疾病/内因：如 died of cancer（死于癌症）、died of old age（寿终正寝）。

died from + 外部因素：如 died from a car accident（死于车祸）、died from starvation（饿死）。

died at + 年龄/地点：如 died at 87（享年87岁）、died in hospital（在医院去世）。

比喻“消亡或终止”
可用于非生命事物，如火焰、传统、希望等的“熄灭”或“消失”。例如：

The fire died out after hours of rain.（大雨后，火终于熄灭了。）

Old traditions often die with the younger generation.（旧传统常随年轻一代消逝。）

例句

Bob died of a heart attack brought on by his lifestyle.（鲍勃死于生活方式引发的心脏病。）

Her father died when she was 21, and she inherited $7 million.（她21岁时父亲去世，继承了700万美元。）

Over 900 people died in the fighting last month.（上月超过900人在战斗中丧生。）

The flowers died because no one watered them.（花因无人浇水而枯萎。）

He died at his desk, still working on the project.（他在书桌前去世，当时仍在处理项目。）

The old custom died out in the 1990s.（这一旧习俗在20世纪90年代消失了。）

She nearly died from exposure in the snowstorm.（她在暴风雪中差点冻死。）

His dream died when he failed the entrance exam.（入学考试失败后，他的梦想破灭了。）

The engine sputtered and died on the highway.（引擎噼啪作响后在高速路上熄火了。）

Millions of bees died during the pesticide spraying.（喷洒农药期间，数百万蜜蜂死亡。）

短语搭配

die down：逐渐减弱（如火焰、风暴）

die out：灭绝、消失（如物种、语言）

die for：渴望（非正式用法，如 I’m dying for a cup of tea）

die in one’s bed：寿终正寝（反义词 die a violent death，死于非命）