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The word 'death' refers to the permanent end of life, or the state of being dead. It can be used as a countable noun to describe a specific way of dying or as an uncountable noun for the general concept of death. It also appears in various phrases like 'at death's door' (very ill) and 'fight to the death' (fight until the end).

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[N-VAR 可变名词]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。

  • There had been a death in the family...

    家里有人过世了。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某种)死法,死亡方式 A particular kind of death is a particular way of dying.
  [with supp]
  • 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。

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[N-SING 单数名词]终结;结束;灭亡;破灭 The death of something is the permanent end of it.
  [usu the N of n]
  • 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

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[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [v-link PHR]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [emphasis]
  • ...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。

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[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [n of PHR]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语]被处死;被处决 If someone is put to death, they are executed.
  [V inflects]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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 短语](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.
  [PHR after v]
  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语](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.
  [adj PHR]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。


Oxford death / deθ ; NAmE deθ / noun 1 [countable ] the fact of sb dying or being killed 死;死亡 a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death 猝死、横死、安详的死等 the anniversary of his wife's death 他妻子的忌日 an increase in deaths from cancer 癌症死亡人数的增加 He died a slow and painful death. 他缓慢而痛苦地死去。 2 [uncountable ] the end of life; the state of being dead 生命的终止;死亡状态 Two children were burnt to deathin the fire (= they died as a result of the fire). 两个孩子被大火烧死。 He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him). 他这样喝酒非醉死不可。 Police are trying to establish the cause of death. 警方在设法确定死因。 Do you believe in life after death? 你相信来世吗? 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) He was sentenced to death (= to be executed). 他被判处死刑。 3 [uncountable ] deathof sth the permanent end or destruction of sth 永久的灭亡;毁灭;破灭 the death of all my plans 我所有计划的破灭 the death of fascism 法西斯主义的灭亡 4 ( alsoDeath ) [uncountable ] ( literary) the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form 死神 Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton. 死神在绘画作品中常以骷髅形式出现。 see also
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IDIOMS at death's ˈdoor ( often humorous) so ill/sick that you may die (因病重)生命危在旦夕;病危 be the ˈdeath of sb ( informal) to worry or upset sb very much 让某人担心得要命;使某人深感不安 Those kids will be the death of me. 光为那些孩子操心就会把我累死。 ˌdo sth to ˈdeath to do or perform sth so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it 做烦了;看腻了;听厌了 That joke's been done to death. 那个笑话都听腻了。 frighten/scare sb to ˈdeath to frighten sb very much 把某人吓得要命 look/feel like death warmed ˈup ( BrE) ( NAmE like death warmed ˈover ) ( informal) to look or feel very ill/sick or tired 看起来病得厉害(或疲惫不堪);感到很不舒服(或累得要命) put sb to death to kill sb as a punishment 处死;处决 SYN
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The prisoner will be put to death at dawn. 囚犯将在黎明时被处死。
to death extremely; very much 极度;非常 to be bored to death 腻烦得要命 I'm sick to deathof your endless criticism. 你这无休止的指责真让我烦死了。 to the death until sb is dead 至死;到底;永远 a fight to the death 战斗到底
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1 a)[uncountable] the end of the life of a person or animaldeath of The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. How Danielle met her death (=died) will probably never be known. His friend was close to death. His family are still mourning John’s tragic death. the anniversary of Lenin’s deathbleed/burn/starve etc to death a homeless man who froze to deathbeat/stab/shoot etc somebody to death The 76-year-old pensioner was beaten to death.put/sentence/condemn somebody to death (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment) Legend has it that Sarah was put to death for practising witchcraft. Members of the family have received death threats. He remained president until his untimely death (=death at a surprisingly young age). Two of the passengers managed to escape death (=avoid being killed). b)[countable] a particular case when someone dies OPP  birth:  a campaign to reduce the number of traffic deathsdeath from deaths from cancer I heard there’d been a death in the family.2 the death of something the permanent end of something OPP  birth:  The latest bombing is the death of all our hopes. These regulations could spell the death (=lead to the end) of the American car industry.3to death informal a)used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strongbe bored/scared/frightened etc to death She was scared to death of what might happen next. I’m absolutely sick to death of it (=very angry, bored, or unhappy about something).bore/scare/love etc somebody to death He drove at a speed which frightened Leonora to death. She used to worry me to death. b)used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible:  They just work you to death in that place.4do something to death informal to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it:  Most of his material has been done to death by numerous comedians.5to the death a)until someone is dead:  They will fight to the death rather than give an inch of ground. soldiers locked in a struggle to the death b)until you achieve something even if it means that you suffer:  The leadership election has become a fight to the death.6Death a creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die7be at death’s door to be very ill and likely to die8look/feel like death warmed up British English, look/feel like death warmed over American English informal to look or feel very ill or tired9you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashioned used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold10somebody will be the death of me spoken old-fashioned used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems:  That boy will be the death of me!
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COLLOCATIONSverbscause death· We still don't know what caused his death.lead to/result in death· Any delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.bleed/freeze/burn/starve to death· Thousands of people are starving to death.stab/beat/kick somebody to death· He was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.sentence/condemn somebody to death (=decide someone must die as an official punishment)· Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.be put to death (=be killed as a punishment for something you have done)· The rebels were defeated and their leaders put to death.escape death (=avoid being killed)· He fell while climbing in the mountains, and only narrowly escaped death.meet your death formal (=die)· He met his death tragically while on holiday in Greece.mourn somebody's death (=feel very sad after someone has died)· The entertainment world was last night mourning the actor's death.adjectivessudden death· Her sudden death shocked the world.tragic death· Her family are trying to come to terms with Anna's tragic death.early death (=at a young age)· Paul's first marriage ended with the early death of his wife.untimely death formal (=at a young age)· He remained president until his untimely death in 2004.premature death technical (=earlier than people usually die)· The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world.accidental death (=caused by accident, not deliberately)· The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.violent death (=caused by violence, especially deliberately)· There is a high rate of violent death in America.certain death (=definitely going to happen)· Many of the prisoners faced certain death.death + NOUNthe death penalty (=the legal punishment of death)· In the west, most countries have abolished the death penalty.the death sentence (=the legal punishment of death)· Because of his young age, the judge decided not to impose the death sentence.the death rate (=the number of people who die each year from something)· The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.the death toll (=the number of people who die in an accident)· Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.a death threat (=a threat to kill someone deliberately)· The writer had received a number of death threats.phrasesthe cause of death· The cause of death was a bullet in his chest.a sentence of death (=the official punishment of death for a crime)· There were strong protests against the sentence of death.
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