death

[英] [deθ] [美] [dɛθ] 生词本

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:Death  
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  • 词典例句

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。

  • ...the thirtieth anniversary of her death...

    她逝世 30 周年的纪念日

  • The report mentions the death of 18 people in suspicious circumstances...

    那份报告提到 18 人死亡情况可疑。

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。

  • He would rather have a decent death which served some purpose than a meaningless death.

    他宁愿死得其所,也不想无谓地死去。

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。

  • ...the death of pop music.

    流行音乐的死亡

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。

  • My dad was the same. He could be at death's door but wouldn't say a word.

    我爸爸也一样。他就算已经病得快不行了也还是会一声不吭。

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。

  • She'd have fought to the death for that child.

    她会为了那个孩子抗争到底。

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

  • He now faces a fight to the death to reach the quarter-finals.

    他现在面临一场杀入四分之一决赛的殊死决战。

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。

  • We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here...

    我们正面临一个生死关头。

  • It is only a hobby, not a life or death struggle.

    这只是一项爱好,不需要拼死拼活地努力。

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。

  • ...relief missions to try to keep the country's population from starving to death...

    努力确保该国人民不被饿死的救援任务

  • He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.

    子弹穿过动脉,他失血过多几乎性命不保。

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。

  • Whereas 10 years ago I would have worried myself to death about it, now I accept it is part of the game...

    10 年前我会为此担心得要命,但现在我接受了它是游戏的一部分。

  • I went out last night, but not for very long. I was bored to death.

    昨晚我出去了,但没有呆很久。我感觉无聊透了。

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 event of dying or departure from life;

  • "her death came as a terrible shock"
  • "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism;

  • "the animal died a painful death"

3. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead;

  • "she stayed until his death"
  • "a struggle to the last"

4. the absence of life or state of being dead;

  • "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"

5. the time when something ends;

  • "it was the death of all his plans"
  • "a dying of old hopes"

6. the act of killing;

  • "he had two deaths on his conscience"

7. a final state;

  • "he came to a bad end"
  • "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

医学

  • 1.死亡:所有维持生命的身体功能永久停止。为了法律及医学上的目的,建议将死亡定义为:不可逆地停止①全部脑功能,②呼吸系统的自动功能和③循环系统的自动功能

法律

  • 1.死亡

计算机

  • 1.毁灭,消灭
1. The fox mourns over the death of the hare, and so animals grieve for their kind.; Like mourns over the death of like.; When a rabbit dies his kind, even though it be a fox, weeps.; When the hare dies, the fox mourns.
兔死狐悲,物伤其类。

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2. A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
工会的一名官员死亡之后,大范围的调查已经开始。

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3. A revolutionary does not fear death.
革命者不怕死。

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4. A scholar prefers death to humiliation.
士可杀,不可辱。

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5. A soldier has to confront danger and death.
军人必须勇敢而冷静地面对危险和死亡。

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6. After getting bad reviews the play quickly died the death.
受到贬评之后,该剧就突然停演了。

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7. After her husband's death she felt terribly alone.
丈夫死后,她感到非常地孤独。

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8. After his death his property was shared between his children.
他死后,财产由孩子们平分。

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9. After his death the house reverted to its original owner.
他死后房子归还给了原先的主人。

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10. After his death,the soldier was cited for spunk.
那位士兵死后因作战勇敢而受到表彰。

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11. After his wife's death, he aged quickly.
妻子死后,他老得很快。

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12. After my father's death I was put in my uncle's trust.
我父亲去世后由我叔父照顾我。

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13. After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.
爱德华在他吝啬的妻子死后,用钱大方多了。

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14. After the father's death the son became the mainstay of the family.
父亲死后,儿子就成了这个家庭的主心骨。

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15. All wastes are usually eliminated from the body before death.
通常在(人)死亡之前一切废物都从体内排出。

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16. An honourable death is better than a disgraceful life.
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全。

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17. Anyone who opposes the king will be put to death.
任何反对国王的人都将被处死。

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18. At his death he left a great mass of undigested manuscripts.
他去世时留下大量尚未整理的文稿。

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19. At his father's death he was saddled with heavy debts.
他父亲的死使他负起很重的债务。

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20. Bankruptcy was the death of his plans.
破产毁了他的计划。

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