The lumbermen were perished with cold.是什么意思？

The lumbermen were perished with cold.

伐木工人冻僵了.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

lumbermen

N-COUNT 木材商；

例句
The lumbermen were perished with cold.
伐木工人冻僵了.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

perished

v. 丧生( perish的过去式和过去分词 )，消亡，死亡，损坏；

例句
His father, also a top-ranking officer, had perished during the war...
他的父亲，也是位高级军官，在战争中牺牲了。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

cold

adj. 寒冷的，冷淡的，无情的，失去知觉的，[艺]有冷感的，冷色的；n. 寒冷，感冒，伤风；adv. 完全地；

例句
It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。