Ⅰ.die 是不及物動詞，一般指因生病，負傷等原因而死。且是非延續性動詞(瞬間動詞)，不能和表示一段時間的狀語(for+段時間短語;或since……)連用。如：

　　① He was born in 1847 and died in 1913. 他生于1847年，死于1913年。

　　② His grandfather has been dead for two years. = His grandfather died two years ago. 他爺爺去世兩年了。

　　③ He died ten years ago.他是10年前死的。(不可說：He has died for ten years. 或應說：It is 10 years since he died)

　　Ⅱ.dead 是形容詞，表狀態，可在句中作表語和定語。但不可作謂語。如：

　　① He is dead, but his name sill live for ever in our hearts.他雖然死了但他的名字將永遠活在我們心中。

　　② It doesn’t look like a dead fox.看來不像一只死狐貍。

　　Ⅲ.death是抽象名詞，只能在句中作主語或賓語。如：

　　① The murderer was sentenced to death. 殺人犯被宣判死刑。

　　② I heard of his death when I got to his house. 我一到他家就得知他已經去世了。

　　：①die /dye 此兩詞本來意義是完全不同的(die “死” dye “染，染上”),只時二者的現在分詞形式常易混淆。die—→dying dye—→dyeing

　　② die for / die from / die of/die away/die down/ die off/ die out

　　1. die for 表“為某一目的、事業等而死”;“渴望、極想”。

　　1).To die for the people is a glorious death.. 為人民而死，雖死猶榮。

　　2).I’m dying for a cup of coffee. 我很想喝杯咖啡。

　　2. die from. 表“死于(創傷、勞累、憂愁等)”。(除疾病或情感以外的原因)。如：

　　1).He died from a wound. 他死于創傷。

　　2).She died from overwork. 她過度操勞而死。

　　3. die of 表“死于(疾病、情感、饑餓、年老等)”。

　　1).The old man died of cancer.那老人患癌癥死的。

　　2).His father died of starvation in Germany. 他的父親餓死在德國。

　　3). The old woman died of grief soon after her husband’s deth. 那位老太太在失去丈夫后不久就因悲傷而死。

　　4. die away “消失;停息”如：

　　1).The sound of the car died away in the distance. 汽車的響聲在遠處消失了。

　　2).The wind has died away. 風已經停息。

　　5. die down 指燈火等慢慢地“熄滅”;指騷動等漸漸地“平息下來”如：

　　1).They waited till the storm died down. 他們一直等到風暴停息。

　　2).The fire died down. 火慢慢地熄滅了。

　　3).The fighting has died down. 戰斗漸漸停止。

　　6. die off 指一個個相繼“死掉”如：

　　1).They had to watch their young children died off through lack of food. 他們不得不眼睜睜地看著孩子們因為沒有東西吃而一個個地死掉。

　　7. die out. “死光;絕種”如：

　　1).These animals have already died out. 這類動物已經絕種。

　　Ⅰ.die 是不及物動詞，一般指因生病，負傷等原因而死。且是非延續性動詞(瞬間動詞)，不能和表示一段時間的狀語(for+段時間短語;或since……)連用。如：

　　① He was born in 1847 and died in 1913. 他生于1847年，死于1913年。

　　② His grandfather has been dead for two years. = His grandfather died two years ago. 他爺爺去世兩年了。

　　③ He died ten years ago.他是10年前死的。(不可說：He has died for ten years. 或應說：It is 10 years since he died)

　　Ⅱ.dead 是形容詞，表狀態，可在句中作表語和定語。但不可作謂語。如：

　　① He is dead, but his name sill live for ever in our hearts.他雖然死了但他的名字將永遠活在我們心中。

　　② It doesn’t look like a dead fox.看來不像一只死狐貍。

　　Ⅲ.death是抽象名詞，只能在句中作主語或賓語。如：

　　① The murderer was sentenced to death. 殺人犯被宣判死刑。

　　② I heard of his death when I got to his house. 我一到他家就得知他已經去世了。

　　：①die /dye 此兩詞本來意義是完全不同的(die “死” dye “染，染上”),只時二者的現在分詞形式常易混淆。die—→dying dye—→dyeing

　　② die for / die from / die of/die away/die down/ die off/ die out

　　1. die for 表“為某一目的、事業等而死”;“渴望、極想”。

　　1).To die for the people is a glorious death.. 為人民而死，雖死猶榮。

　　2).I’m dying for a cup of coffee. 我很想喝杯咖啡。

　　2. die from. 表“死于(創傷、勞累、憂愁等)”。(除疾病或情感以外的原因)。如：

　　1).He died from a wound. 他死于創傷。

　　2).She died from overwork. 她過度操勞而死。

　　3. die of 表“死于(疾病、情感、饑餓、年老等)”。

　　1).The old man died of cancer.那老人患癌癥死的。

　　2).His father died of starvation in Germany. 他的父親餓死在德國。

　　3). The old woman died of grief soon after her husband’s deth. 那位老太太在失去丈夫后不久就因悲傷而死。

　　4. die away “消失;停息”如：

　　1).The sound of the car died away in the distance. 汽車的響聲在遠處消失了。

　　2).The wind has died away. 風已經停息。

　　5. die down 指燈火等慢慢地“熄滅”;指騷動等漸漸地“平息下來”如：

　　1).They waited till the storm died down. 他們一直等到風暴停息。

　　2).The fire died down. 火慢慢地熄滅了。

　　3).The fighting has died down. 戰斗漸漸停止。

　　6. die off 指一個個相繼“死掉”如：

　　1).They had to watch their young children died off through lack of food. 他們不得不眼睜睜地看著孩子們因為沒有東西吃而一個個地死掉。

　　7. die out. “死光;絕種”如：

　　1).These animals have already died out. 這類動物已經絕種。