death
noun
deθ noun
1 a. the end of the life of a person or animal b. a particular case when someone dies 死亡事件; U C
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The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock.
他母亲的死给他打击很大。
Cancer is the leading cause of death in women.
癌症是女性死亡的主要原因。
How Danielle met her death (=died) will probably never be known.
丹妮尔是怎么死的可能永远也无法知道了。
His friend was close to death .
他的朋友已经生命垂危了。
His family are still mourning John’s tragic death .
他的家人仍在为约翰的惨死而哀伤。
the anniversary of Lenin’s death
列宁逝世周年纪念日
bleed/burn/starve etc to death
a homeless man who froze to death
冻死的无家可归者
beat/stab/shoot etc sb to death
The 76-year-old pensioner was beaten to death.
这位 76 岁靠养老金生活的人被人打死了。
put/sentence/condemn sb to death (kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment) 处死某人/判某人死刑
Legend has it that Sarah was put to death for practising witchcraft.
据传说萨拉因为行巫术儿被处死了。
Members of the family have received death threats .
这个家庭的成员遭到了死亡威胁。
He remained president until his untimely death (=death at a surprisingly young age) .
他担任总统一职直至英年早逝。
Two of the passengers managed to escape death (=avoid being killed) .
乘客中有两位幸免于难。
a campaign to reduce the number of traffic deaths
减少交通死亡的宣传运动
[+ from ]
deaths from cancer
癌症导致的死亡数量
I heard there’d been a death in the family .
我听说家里有人去世了。
2
the death of sth
the permanent end of something 某事的永久终结 （毁灭，破灭 ）;
The latest bombing is the death of all our hopes.
最近的炸弹爆炸事件使我们所有的希望都化为乌有了。
These regulations could spell the death (=lead to the end) of the American car industry.
这些规定可能会把美国的汽车工业给毁了。
3
to death
a. used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong b. used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible 精疲力竭; 没完没了 informal
be bored/scared/frightened etc to death
She was scared to death of what might happen next.
她对接下来可能会发生的事怕得要命。
I’m absolutely sick to death of it (=very angry, bored, or unhappy about something) .
我对此厌恶得要命。
bore/scare/love etc sb to death
He drove at a speed which frightened Leonora to death.
他的车速让莉奥诺拉吓得要死。
She used to worry me to death.
她过去总是让我担心得要命。
They just work you to death in that place.
在那地方他们会让你干活直到精疲力竭为止。
4
do sth to death
to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it [非正式] 听厌了某事; 看腻了某事; 做烦了某事 informal
Most of his material has been done to death by numerous comedians.
他的大部分笑料已经被许多滑稽演员说腻了。
5
to the death
a. until someone is dead b. until you achieve something even if it means that you suffer 不惜代价; 你死我活
They will fight to the death rather than give an inch of ground.
他们宁愿战死也不肯让出一寸土地。
soldiers locked in a struggle to the death
陷入殊死搏斗的士兵们
The leadership election has become a fight to the death.
领导人选举变成了一场你死我活的恶斗。
6
Death
a creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die 死神
7
be at death’s door
to be very ill and likely to die 生命危在旦夕，行将就木
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look/feel like death warmed up look/feel like death warmed over
; look/feel like death warmed over AmE [美] informal to look or feel very ill or tired [非正式] 看起来/感到病得厉害 （累得要命 ） BrE AmE informal
9
you’ll catch your death (of cold)
used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold [口，过时] 你会生病的〔因为身上湿或冷〕 spoken old-fashioned
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sb will be the death of me
10. used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems [口，过时] 某人会让我担心死 （会要我的命 ） spoken old-fashioned
That boy will be the death of me!
那孩子真是要我的命！