death

n.死亡；（某种）死法，死亡方式；病危；死神

noun

1. 死；死亡
   the fact of sb dying or being killed
   1. a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death
      猝死、横死、安详的死等
   2. the anniversary of his wife's death
      他妻子的忌日
   3. an increase in deaths from cancer
      癌症死亡人数的增加
   4. 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
   1. 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。
   2. He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him) .
      他这样喝酒非醉死不可。
   3. Police are trying to establish the cause of death .
      警方在设法确定死因。
   4. Do you believe in life after death ?
      你相信来世吗？
   5. 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）
   6. 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
   1. the death of all my plans
      我所有计划的破灭
   2. 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
   1. 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。

n. 死；死亡；死神；毁灭 n. (Death)人名；(英)迪阿思

名词复数形式:deaths

death 死亡

来自dead的名词形式。

1. His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale.
   他的死严重打击了军队的士气。
2. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
   他妈妈的过早离世对他具有灾难性的影响。
3. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
   验尸官作出了意外死亡的结论。
4. 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。
5. There had been a death in the family
   家里有人过世了。
6. They made sure that he died a horrible death
   他们让他死得很惨。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. She'd have fought to the death for that child.
    她会为了那个孩子抗争到底。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. He was stabbed to death.
    他被刀刺中身亡。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. He has been on Death Row for 11 years
    他已经在死囚区关了11年。
24. It seems to me that this crime was foreseeable and this death preventable
    在我看来这起罪行是可以预见的，死亡也是本可避免的。
25. The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
    战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
26. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
    弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
27. Their daughter's death had taught him humility
    他们女儿的死使他学会了谦逊。
28. Death and suffering had been visited on thousands of innocents.
    死亡和苦难降临在了数千名无辜的人身上。
29. The gangster stabbed an innocent person to death.
    歹徒扎死了一名无辜者。