demise
n. 死亡; (不动产的)转让; 让位
The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
...the demise of the reform movement...
改革运动的消亡
Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
1. the time when something ends;
I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise.
我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素.
He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony.
他研究了那块殖民地的建立和有人定居以及转让.
Today, Monroe remains an enduring icon, even over 50 years after her untimely demise.
今天, 梦露仍然是人们心中的偶像, 即使在她死不逢时的50年之后.
Poor piggies. So friendly and yet unaware of their imminent demise.
可怜的猪仔啊,它们看起来那么友善,不知死之将至.
Today the demise of the worm and crippling disease it causes may be in sight.
如今,我们已经可以预见到这种蠕虫的灭亡以及这种蠕虫引起的慢性疾病的消失.