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🔑 deathBrE /deθ/NAmE /deθ/ noun🔑 [C] 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。🔑 [U] the end of life; the state of being dead 生命的终止；死亡状态◆Two children were burnt to death in 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。🔑 [U] ~ of sththe 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 (also Death) [U] (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 sudden death  ●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. 为那些孩子操心会把我累死。●ˌdo sth to ˈdeathto 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 ˈdeathto 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 deathto kill sb as a punishment 处死；处决 SYN execute ◆The prisoner will be put to death at dawn. 囚犯将在黎明时被处死。●to deathextremely; very much 极度；非常◆to be bored to death 腻烦得要命◆I'm sick to death of your endless criticism. 你这无休止的指责真让我烦死了。●to the deathuntil sb is dead 至死；到底；永远◆a fight to the death 战斗到底●catch your ˈdeath (of ˈcold)(old-fashioned, informal) to catch a very bad cold 患重感冒●cheat ˈdeath () to survive in a situation where you could have died 死里逃生；幸免于难●dice with death(informal) to risk your life by doing sth that you know is dangerous 冒生命危险；玩命●die a/the ˈdeath(BrE, informal) to fail completely 彻底失败；完全消失◆The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death. 这出戏被批得一无是处，很快就收场了。●a fate worse than ˈdeath(often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen （可能发生的）极可怕的事●fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sthto be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it 不愿接受（或做）某事；回避；躲避◆Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. 一届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措施。●ˌflog sth to ˈdeath(BrE, informal) to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting 多次重复（想法、故事等）而使人失去兴趣●hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath(BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlifeNAmE, BrE) (informal) to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid （害怕得）死死抓住不放，紧紧抓住不松手●the kiss of ˈdeath(informal, especially humorous) an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail 貌似有利却肯定会在别处导致失利的事物；表面有利实则有害的事物●life after ˈdeaththe possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die 来世；来生●a ˌmatter of ˌlife and ˈdeathused to describe a situation that is very important or serious 生死攸关的事；成败的关键 |