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[/deθ; dɛθ/] n 用法:
1 [C] dying or being killed 死; 死亡:
Her death was a shock to him. 她的死对他是个打击. *
There have been more deaths from drowning. 溺水死亡人数有所增加. *
A bad driver was responsible for their deaths. 他们的死是个技术不佳的司机造成的. 用法:
2 [U] end of life; state of being dead 生命的终止; 死亡的状态:
Food poisoning can cause death. 食物中毒可导致死亡. *
burn, starve, stab, etc sb to death, ie until he is dead 把某人烧死、 饿死、 刺死等 *
You're drinking yourself to death. 你这样喝酒, 非喝死不可. *
(usu joc 通常作戏谑语) Don't work yourself to death, ie Don't work too hard. 别把自己累死. *
One mistake could mean death for him, ie could result in his being killed. 一个错误足可置他於死地. *
sentenced to death, ie to be executed 被判死刑 *
eyes closed in death 死後闭合的双眼 *
united in death, eg of a husband and a wife in the same grave 死後合葬（如夫妇同葬一墓）. 用法:
3 (also Death) [U] power that destroys life, pictured as a person 死神:
Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton. 死神常被画成骷髅. 用法:
4 [U] ~ of sth ending or destruction of sth 终止; 毁灭:
the death of one's plans, hopes, etc 计划的破产、 希望的破灭 *
the death of capitalism 资本主义的灭亡. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) (be) at death's `door (often ironic 常作反语) so ill that one may die 病得要死:
Stop groaning! You're not at death's door! 别哼哼了! 你还不至於死呢! (be) at the point of death => point1. be the death of sb (a) be the cause of sb's death 成为某人致死的原因:
That motorbike will be the death of you. 那辆摩托车就会要了你的命.
(b) (often joc 常作戏谑语) cause sb great worry 引起某人极大忧虑:
Those kids will be the death of me, coming home so late every night. 那些孩子真把我气死了, 每天这麽晚才回家. be ,in at the `death be present when sth fails, comes to an end, etc 目睹某事物失败、 终结等:
The TV cameras were in at the death and filmed the arrest. 进行逮捕时正好有电视摄像机录下了这场面. bore sb to death/tears => bore2. catch one's death => catch1. dice with death => dice. die the death => die2. ,do sth to `death perform (a play, a piece of music, etc) so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it （剧本、 乐曲等）频频演出而令人感到厌倦不愿再看或再听:
That idea's been done to death. 那主意听得腻死人了. a fate worse than death => fate. flog sth to death => flog. frighten/scare sb to death/out of his wits => frighten. the kiss of death => kiss. like grim death => grim. a matter of life and death => matter1. put sb to death execute sb; kill sb 处死某人; 杀死某人:
The prisoner was put to death (by firing squad) at dawn.那囚犯在黎明时被（行刑队）处决. sick to death of sb/sth => sick. sudden death => sudden. tickled pink/to death => tickle. to the death until sb is dead 直至某人死亡:
a fight to the death 拼到死的搏斗. |