death
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 死亡
1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation. 150万人正因饥饿而即将面临死亡的危险。
...the thirtieth anniversary of Judy Garland's death. …朱迪·嘉兰逝世30周年。
2. N-SING Thedeathof something is the permanent end of it. 终止
It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be. 这意味着他曾拥有或希望拥有的一切的结束。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill and likely to die. 病危[非正式]
He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door. 他给老板讲述了自己母亲病危的情况。
4. PHRASE 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. 拼死搏斗[强调]
She'd have fought to the death for that child. 她原想为那个孩子拼尽全力的。
5. PHRASE 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. 生死攸关[强调]
Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death. 好了，别介意，约翰，这不是多么了不起的事情。
6. PHRASE If someone is put to death, they are executed. 处死某人[正式]
Those put to death by firing squad included three generals. 被行刑队处死的人里有3位将军。
7. PHRASE 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. 极度[强调]
He scares teams to death with his pace and power. 他的速度和力量把其他队吓破了胆。
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death /dɛθ/ (deaths)
剑桥词典
- the end of life
- She reacted surprisingly calmly to the news of his death.
- Following her son's death, she became quiet and withdrawn and rarely went out.
- He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death.
- He gave a slight shudder as he considered how near he had come to death.
- The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
死，死亡
The disease causes thousands of deaths a year . 这种疾病每年导致数千人死亡。
Do you believe in life after death? 你相信死后还有来世吗？
He never got over the death of his daughter . 他一直没有从女儿去世的阴影中走出来。
death threats 死亡威胁
bored, frightened, etc. to death
extremely bored , frightened , etc.
无聊（吓等）得要死的
to death
until you die
至死，直到死亡
The animals burned to death in the barn . 那些牲口在牲口棚里被活活烧死了。
He choked to death on a fish bone . 他被一根鱼刺卡死了。
The traitor was put to death (= killed as a punishment ). 叛徒被处死了。
the death of sb/sth
the cause of the end of life , or the end or destruction of something
…的死因；…的末路，…的毁灭
The failure of the family business was the death of him. 家族企业的落败把他送上了末路。
That child will be the death of me (= is always doing something which upsets me)! 这孩子非把我烦死不可！
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习语
be at death's doorbe in at the death
catch your death of cold
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