查询结果:

vt. 毁坏,消灭,使死去;(使橡胶等)老化,脆裂
vi. 毁灭,湮灭;死亡,暴死 

来源于拉丁语前缀per-(完全,贯穿)和动词ire(行,走)的复合动词perire(去世),古法语periss-。

拆分: per-完全,贯穿 + -it-行,走→受古法语影响,t被sh替换→ish行,走   

例:
vt.
be perished with cold 冻得要死 
Continuous washing has perished the rubber. 不断地洗涤使橡皮筋失去弹性。 
vi.
Many birds perished in the cold weather. 许多鸟在冷天死掉了。 
There was a leak where the rubber hose had perished. 胶皮管坏了的地方有裂缝。