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Mortality Infant Deaths Mortal People Number Rate 英

英语单词 mortality
英美音标 英 [mɔː'tæləti] 美 [mɔːr'tæləti]
中文释义 n.死亡率;死亡数目;必死性
英语例句 (1) Infant mortality is still very high in some developing countries.
(2) The mortality from lung cancer is increasing.
(3) These deaths are reminders of our own mortality.
中文例句 (1) 某些发展中国家的婴儿死亡率仍然很高。
(2) 肺癌死亡人数在增多。
(3) 这些死亡提醒我们总有一天会死去的命运。
vocabulary简明 One of the most difficult things for a child is experiencing the death of a beloved pet; it's a hard lesson in mortality. Mortality is the quality of being mortal, or the reality of death.
vocabulary扩展 It's not easy for most people to come to terms with their own mortality, or the fact that they really will die someday. Mortality can refer to an individual or to a larger group of people, particularly when you're talking about the total number of deaths within a population, using the phrase mortality rate. The words mortality and mortal come from the Latin root mortis, or "death."
柯林斯解释
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[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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