[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]死亡人数;死亡率 The mortality in a particular place or situation is the number of people who die.
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...the relationships between mortality and unemployment...
死亡人数和失业人数之间的关系
The nation's infant mortality rate has reached a record low.
该国的婴儿死亡率已降至历史最低水平。
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mor·tal·ity/mɔːˈtæləti; NAmEmɔːrˈtæləti/noun(pluralmor·tal·ities)1[uncountable ]the state of being human and not living for ever 生命的有限◆After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality.她母亲去世后,她开始强烈意识到自己的生命是有限的。2[uncountable ]the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time 死亡数量;死亡率◆the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth)婴儿死亡率◆Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。3[countable ]( technical 术语) a death 死亡◆hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital)医院里的死亡数字mortalitymortalitiesmor·tal·ity/mɔːˈtæləti; NAmEmɔːrˈtæləti/
1[uncountable] (also morˈtality ˌrate / $ .ˈ.../) the number of deaths during a particular period of time among a particular type or group of people: Mortality from heart disease varies widely across the world.infant/child/maternal/adult mortality an appallingly high infant mortality rate (=number of babies who die)2[uncountable] the condition of being human and having to dieOPP immortality: My mother’s death forced me to face the fact of my own mortality.3[countable] technical a death: mortalities from cancer
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