[N-VAR 可变名词]自杀 People who commit suicide deliberately kill themselves because they do not want to continue living.
She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
她自杀过好几次。
...a case of attempted suicide.
自杀未遂事件
...a growing number of suicides in the community.
社会上越来越多的自杀事件
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]自杀性行为；自毁；自取灭亡的行为 You say that people commit suicide when they deliberately do something which ruins their career or position in society.
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Quite a few have committed social suicide by writing their boring memoirs...
有一些人因为写那些枯燥无味的回忆录而毁了自己的社会形象。
They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
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[ADJ 形容词](袭击、任务、爆炸)自杀性的 The people involved in a suicide attack, mission, or bombing do not expect to survive.
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According to the army, the teenager said he was on a 'suicide mission' for the movement.
军方消息称，这个少年说他正在为这次运动执行“自杀性任务”。
...a suicide bomber.
自杀性炸弹袭击者
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sui·cide/ˈsuːɪsaɪd;ˈsjuːɪsaɪd; NAmEˈsuːɪsaɪd/noun1[uncountable , countable ]the act of killing yourself deliberately 自杀◆to commit suicide自杀◆an attempted suicide(= one in which the person survives)自杀未遂◆a suicide letter/note(= written before sb tries to commit suicide) 绝命书◆a suicide bomber(= who expects to die while trying to kill other people with a bomb)自杀式爆炸者☞see also
assisted suicide
2[uncountable ]a course of action that is likely to ruin your career, position in society, etc. 自杀性行为；自毁；自取灭亡的行为◆It would have been political suicide for him to challenge the allegations in court.假如当时他在法庭上质疑那些指控，那无异于自毁政治前程。3[countable ]( formal) a person who commits suicide自杀者suicidesuicidessuicidedsuicidingsui·cide/ˈsuːɪsaɪd;ˈsjuːɪsaɪd; NAmEˈsuːɪsaɪd/
1the act of killing yourself: More people commit suicide at Christmas than at any other time. My mother attempted suicide on many occasions. He apparently left a suicide note on his desk (=letter explaining his reasons for killing himself).2political/economic suicide something you do that ruins your good position in politics or the economy: He said a vote for Labour would be a vote for economic suicide.3suicide attack/mission/bombing etc an attack etc in which the person who carries out the attack deliberately kills himself or herself in the process of killing other people4suicide by cop American English an occasion when someone deliberately threatens a police officer in order to make the police officer shoot, as a way of committing suicideCOLLOCATIONSverbscommit suicide (=kill yourself)· Most people who commit suicide have had depressive illnesses.attempt suicide (=try to kill yourself)· She had attempted suicide twice.contemplate suicide (=think that you might try to kill yourself)· I contemplated suicide on several occasions after my daughter died.suicide + NOUNa suicide attempt· He was admitted to a psychiatric facility after a suicide attempt.a suicide bid (=a suicide attempt – used in news reports)· The singer was rushed to hospital after an apparent suicide bid.a suicide note (=a letter in which someone explains their reasons for killing themselves)· He left a suicide note for his two teenage children saying ‘Please forgive me.’a suicide threat (=when someone says that they will kill themselves)· Depression may sometimes lead to suicide threats.a suicide pact (=an agreement that two or more people make to kill themselves at the same time)· She shot her husband and herself in a suicide pact.the suicide rate (=the number of people who kill themselves)· The suicide rate among former soldiers is very high.adjectivesmass suicide (=when many people commit suicide together)· He ordered his followers to commit mass suicide.assisted suicide (=when someone such as a doctor helps a very ill person commit suicide)· Thirty-four other states have adopted similar laws banning assisted suicide.
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