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death n.死；死亡；毁灭；死因 (1) 幼苗被冻死了。(2) 他父亲死时把农场留给他了。(3) 这部电影以女主角的死告终。(4) 他必须在死亡和屈辱之间作出选择。(5) 那次失败毁灭了我所有的希望。(6) 女孩死因的说法相互矛盾。(7) 那名警察想要查明她的死因。 Death has many meanings and uses, but it always means the end of something. It can be a single moment like the death of a fish eaten by an alligator, a slow process like the death of cassette tapes as compact discs became popular, or an ongoing state like the death of an ancient language. Death isn’t always bad: the death of a human is depressing, but the death of a vegetable is dinner.

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英 [deθ] 美 [deθ] (1) The seedling was frozen to death.(2) The farm came to him on his father's death.(3) The film ends with the death of the heroine.(4) He had to choose between death and dishonour.(5) That defeat meant the death of all my hopes.(6) There are conflicting versions of the girl's death.(7) The policeman wanted to determine her death. Death is the end of life. Whether it’s only an instant or it takes years, death is always permanent, no matter what vampire movies try to tell you. 1[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。2[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。3[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4[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。5[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。6[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。7[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。8[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。10[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。11[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。

英语单词	death
英美音标	英 [deθ] 美 [deθ]
中文释义	n.死；死亡；毁灭；死因
英语例句	(1) The seedling was frozen to death. (2) The farm came to him on his father's death. (3) The film ends with the death of the heroine. (4) He had to choose between death and dishonour. (5) That defeat meant the death of all my hopes. (6) There are conflicting versions of the girl's death. (7) The policeman wanted to determine her death.
中文例句	(1) 幼苗被冻死了。 (2) 他父亲死时把农场留给他了。 (3) 这部电影以女主角的死告终。 (4) 他必须在死亡和屈辱之间作出选择。 (5) 那次失败毁灭了我所有的希望。 (6) 女孩死因的说法相互矛盾。 (7) 那名警察想要查明她的死因。
vocabulary简明	Death is the end of life. Whether it’s only an instant or it takes years, death is always permanent, no matter what vampire movies try to tell you.
vocabulary扩展	Death has many meanings and uses, but it always means the end of something. It can be a single moment like the death of a fish eaten by an alligator, a slow process like the death of cassette tapes as compact discs became popular, or an ongoing state like the death of an ancient language. Death isn’t always bad: the death of a human is depressing, but the death of a vegetable is dinner.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。 8 [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。 10 [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。 11 [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。

Death Phrase 短语 Fight [Emphasis End Life Emphasizing