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  • n.死;死亡;死神;毁灭;破灭;死亡状态;生命的终止;永久的灭亡

复数: deaths

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noun

1

死;死亡
the fact of sb dying or being killed

a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death

猝死、横死、安详的死等

the anniversary of his wife's death

他妻子的忌日

an increase in deaths from cancer

癌症死亡人数的增加

He died a slow and painful death.

他缓慢而痛苦地死去。

2

生命的终止;死亡状态
the end of life; the state of being dead

Two children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire) .

两个孩子被大火烧死。

He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him) .

他这样喝酒非醉死不可。

Police are trying to establish the cause of death .

警方在设法确定死因。

Do you believe in life after death ?

你相信来世吗?

a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war)

死亡集中营(常指战争中杀害俘虏的地方)

He was sentenced to death (= to be executed ) .

他被判处死刑。

3

永久的灭亡;毁灭;破灭
the permanent end or destruction of sth

the death of all my plans

我所有计划的破灭

the death of his career

他的职业生涯的毁灭

4

死神
the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form

Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton.

在绘画作品中死神常以骷髅形式出现。

习语

so ill/sick that you may die

to worry or upset sb very much

为那些孩子操心会把我累死。
Those kids will be the death of me.

to do or perform sth so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it

这个笑话都听腻了。
That joke's been done to death.

to frighten sb very much

to look or feel very ill/sick or tired

to kill sb as a punishment

囚犯将在黎明时被处死。
The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.

extremely; very much

腻烦得要命
to be bored to death

I'm sick to death of your endless criticism.

你这无休止的指责真让我烦死了。

until sb is dead

战斗到底
a fight to the death

to catch a very bad cold

to survive in a situation where you could have died

to risk your life by doing sth that you know is dangerous

to fail completely

这出戏被批得一无是处,很快就收场了。
The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.

a terrible thing that could happen

to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other

to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting

to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid

an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail

the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die

used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

death

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 死;死亡
    Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.

    1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation.

    150 万人正面临着被饿死的急迫危险。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (某种)死法,死亡方式
    A particular kind of death is a particular way of dying.

    They made sure that he died a horrible death...

    他们让他死得很惨。

  • 3
    N-SING 终结;结束;灭亡;破灭
    The death of something is the permanent end of it.

    It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be.

    这意味着他过去的一切存在或曾经希望的存在均已终结。

  • 4
    PHRASE 病危;行将就木
    If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.

    He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door...

    他向老板谎称自己的母亲病危。

  • 5
    PHRASE 斗争到底;誓死捍卫
    If you say that you will fight to the death for something, you are emphasizing that you will do anything to achieve or protect it, even if you suffer as a consequence.

    He said they did not want war—but if attacked they would fight to the death...

    他说他们不希望有战争——但一旦遭到攻击,定会战斗到底。

  • 6
    PHRASE 生死决斗;殊死决战
    If you refer to a fight or contest as a fight to the death, you are emphasizing that it will not stop until the death or total victory of one of the opponents.

    ...an eleven-hour fight to the death between a baboon and leopard...

    一只狒狒和一头美洲豹之间长达 11小时的殊死搏斗

  • 7
    PHRASE 生死攸关的;至关重要的
    If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately.

    Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death...

    好了,约翰,别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。

  • 8
    PHRASE 被处死;被处决
    If someone is put to death, they are executed.

    Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.

    行刑队处决的那些人里有 3 名将军。

  • 9
    PHRASE (用于动词后)以致死亡
    You use to death after a verb to indicate that a particular action or process results in someone's death.

    He was stabbed to death.

    他被刀刺中身亡。

  • 10
    PHRASE (用于形容词或动词后,表示强调)吓得要死/无聊得要命
    You use to death after an adjective or a verb to emphasize the action, state, or feeling mentioned. For example, if you are frightened to death or bored to death, you are extremely frightened or bored.

    He scares teams to death with his pace and power...

    他的速度之快、力量之大让其他队胆战不已。

  • 11
    PHRASE 使…累死累活地工作(或劳动)
    If you say that someone works another person to death, you are emphasizing that they make them work very hard indeed, especially in a way that seems cruel or unfair.

    They worked themselves to death but never lost their humour.

    他们累死累活地干活,但却从没有丢掉幽默感。

noun

1
the act of killing
he had two deaths on his conscience
2
the event of dying or departure from life
her death came as a terrible shock
upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
Synonym: decease expiry
3
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the animal died a painful death
4
the absence of life or state of being dead
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
5
a final state
he came to a bad end
the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
Synonym: end destruction
6
the time at which life ends;continuing until dead
she stayed until his death
a struggle to the last
Synonym: last
7
the time when something ends
it was the death of all his plans
a dying of old hopes
Synonym: dying demise

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Her death was a great shock to us all .

    她的死使我们所有人都感到非常震惊。

  2. His death was a direct result of your action .

    他的死是你的行为直接造成的后果。

  3. My father 's death had a profound effect on us all .

    父亲的去世深深地影响了我们全家。

  4. Death is one of the great taboos in our culture .

    在我们的文化中,“死亡”是一大忌。

  5. For a long time his death was concealed from her .

    他的死瞒了很长时间都没告诉她。

  6. Three months after his death , she still felt empty .

    他死后三个月她仍然感到心里很空虚。

  7. A young man was found beaten to death last night .

    昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。

  8. How she met her death will probably never be known .

    她的死因也许将永远无人知晓。

  9. She is still coming to terms with her son 's death .

    她还没有完全从儿子死亡的阴影中走出来。

  10. He took charge of the family business following his father 's death .

    父亲死后他就接管了家族企业。

  11. Two children were burnt to death in the fire .

    两个孩子被大火烧死。

  12. They were deeply affected by the news of her death .

    她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。

  13. Two men were frozen to death on the mountain .

    两个男子在山上冻死了。

  14. His death left an enormous gap in my life .

    他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。

  15. Police are trying to establish the cause of death .

    警方在设法确定死因。

  16. After his death , nothing seemed to matter any more .

    他死了以后,好像一切都无所谓了。

  17. Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton .

    在绘画作品中死神常以骷髅形式出现。

  18. Several people were crushed to death in the accident .

    好几个人在事故中压死了。

  19. Death rates from heart disease have risen considerably in recent years .

    近年来心脏病的死亡率大大上升了。

  20. It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one .

    从失去亲人的痛苦中恢复过来可能要花很多年。

  21. The two men are facing the death penalty .

    这二人面临死刑。

  22. It is significant that he changed his will only days before his death .

    他在临终前几天修改遗嘱,这很能说明问题。

  23. Her death came as a terrible shock to us .

    她的死使我们极为震惊。

  24. The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death .

    这出戏被批得一无是处,很快就收场了。

  25. The police have opened an investigation into the death .

    警察已开始对这桩命案进行调查。

  26. Her father 's death impacted greatly on her childhood years .

    父亲去世对她的童年造成巨大影响。

  27. Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire .

    旅馆火灾中有十人被烧死。

  28. His death cast a blight on the whole of that year .

    他的死使那一整年都处在阴影之中。

  29. His wife 's death disturbed the balance of his mind .

    妻子的离世使他心神不宁。

  30. The void left by his mother 's death was never filled .

    他母亲死后留下的空虚感永远没能填补上。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

death与以下词性连用

adj.

accidental death

意外死亡

violent death

暴力致死

sudden death

猝死

n.

brush with death

险些丧命

someone's death

某人的死

death threat

死亡威胁

n.

at death's door

(因病重)生命危在旦夕;病危
so ill/sick that you may die

be the death of sb

让某人担心得要命;使某人深感不安
to worry or upset sb very much

Those kids will be the death of me.

为那些孩子操心会把我累死。

do sth to death

做烦了;看腻了;听厌了
to do or perform sth so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it

That joke's been done to death.

这个笑话都听腻了。

frighten/scare sb to death

把某人吓得要命
to frighten sb very much

look/feel like death warmed up

看起来病得厉害(或疲惫不堪);感到很不舒服(或累得要命)
to look or feel very ill/sick or tired

put sb to death

处死;处决
to kill sb as a punishment

The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.

囚犯将在黎明时被处死。

to death

极度;非常
extremely; very much

to be bored to death

腻烦得要命

I'm sick to death of your endless criticism.

你这无休止的指责真让我烦死了。

to the death

至死;到底;永远
until sb is dead

a fight to the death

战斗到底

catch your death (of cold)

患重感冒
to catch a very bad cold

cheat death

死里逃生;幸免于难
to survive in a situation where you could have died

dice with death

冒生命危险;玩命
to risk your life by doing sth that you know is dangerous

die a/the death

彻底失败;完全消失
to fail completely

The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.

这出戏被批得一无是处,很快就收场了。

a fate worse than death

(可能发生的)极可怕的事
a terrible thing that could happen

fight to the death/finish

打到有一方倒下;一决雌雄
to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other

flog sth to death

多次重复(想法、故事等)而使人失去兴趣
to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting

hang/hold on for/like grim death

(害怕得)死死抓住不放,紧紧抓住不松手
to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid

the kiss of death

貌似有利却肯定会在别处导致失利的事物;表面有利实则有害的事物
an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail

life after death

死后再生
the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die

a matter of life and death

生死攸关的事;成败的关键
used to describe a situation that is very important or serious