death

[deθ]

n.死, 死亡, 毁灭, 死因

n.

1. 死, 死亡[C][U]

It was a matter of life and death to them.

对他们来说这是生死攸关的事情。

2. 致死的原因[C][(+of)]

3. 毁灭, 破灭, 结束[U][S]

4. (常大写)死神[U]

词形变化

名词复数：deaths

词义辨析

同义:

n.死亡

decease  demise  passing  end  dissolution  brain death  necrosis  rest  eternal rest  quietus  dying  expiration  mortality  curtains  lights out  fatality

n.死神

angel of death  Grim Reaper  skull and crossbones  death's head  the black horse

n.灭亡, 毁灭

extinction  extermination  eradication  extirpation  destruction  annihilation  ruin  ruination

n.谋害

bloodshed  murder  slaying  killing  

同义参见:

departure  

反义:

n.死, 死亡; 毁灭

birth  life  

英英释义

名词 death:

the event of dying or departure from life

同义词：decease, expiry

the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism

the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

同义词：last

the personification of death

the absence of life or state of being dead

the time when something ends

同义词：dying, demise

the act of killing

a final state

同义词：end, destruction

短语词组

at death's door

1. 生命危在旦夕

They were very distressed to hear that their beloved uncle was at death's door.

得知他们爱戴的伯父生命危在旦夕, 他们很悲伤。

Death pays all debts/scores.

1. 一死百了。

put to death

1. 处死

The criminals were put to death.

这些罪犯被处死。

to death

1. 极度

He was tired to death after a day's work.

工作了一天他累得要死。

补充

deathdeath英:[deθ] 美:[dɛθ]n.1.死, 死亡Car accidents have caused many deaths.车祸造成了许多人死亡。2.毁灭, 消失, 终止Bankruptcy was the death of his plans.破产毁了他的计划。

例句

1. The report mentions the death of 18 people in suspicious circumstances.该报告提到有18人死亡, 死因可疑。 2. 1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation.有150万人面临着即将饿死的危险。 3. death by asphyxiation/drowning窒息／溺水而亡 4. These deaths could have been prevented.这些死难本可避免。 5. He died a horrible death.他死得很惨。 6. the death of pop music流行音乐的终结 7. the death of the printed word出版印刷的消亡 8. For me, that kind of holiday would be death!对我来说, 那样的度假会像死一般难受！ 9. 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。 10. My dad could be at death's door but wouldn't say a word.我爸爸就是死也不会说一个字。 11. That boy worries his mother sick. He'll be the death of her, you mark my words.那个男孩让他母亲愁得要命, 总有一天会把他妈妈愁死的。你就记着我的话吧。 12. Faye, come in this minute, you'll catch your death out there!费伊, 快进屋来, 你在外面会得重感冒的！ 13. I'm surprised they don't catch their death of cold, walking around with bare midriffs in mid-winter.他们数九寒天穿着露腰装四处闲逛, 我真奇怪他们居然不得重感冒。 14. He was aged only 37 when he was done to death by the British state.他被英国政府谋杀的那年只有37岁。 15. That particular type of image has been done to death by advertisers recently.那种图像近来被广告制作人重复使用, 令人厌烦。 16. an eleven-hour fight to the death between a baboon and leopard狒狒和美洲豹之间长达11个小时的生死之战 17. He now faces a fight to the death to reach the quarter-finals.要打进四分之一决赛, 他面临着一场生死战。 18. Was it usual for gladiators to fight to the death in the arena?通常来说, 角斗士们会在角斗场战斗到死吗？ 19. They did not want war, but if attacked they would fight to the death.他们不想要战争, 但是如果受到攻击, 他们会坚决战斗到底。 20. She'd have fought to the death for that child.她应该会为那个孩子坚决抗争到底。 21. Donald was determined to be in at the death and duly attended the shareholders' meeting at which the entire board was dismissed.唐纳德下定决心要在适当的时候参加股东大会, 亲眼见证整个董事会的解散。 22. You'll be able to say that you were in at the death of a great and colourful tradition.将来你可以说你曾目睹过一个伟大而又精彩的传统的高潮部分。 23. Chris, you look like death warmed up, I think you'd better go home.克里斯, 你看起来病得很厉害, 我想你最好回家去。 24. I felt like death warmed up and was not at all in the mood for fun.我感觉很不舒服, 一点儿都没心思玩儿。 25. Martin wrapped the rope around his body and hung on like grim death.马丁把绳子缠在身上, 拼命地攀着绳子吊在空中。 26. 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。 27. He was dragged out of his car and beaten to death with baseball bats.他被人从他的轿车里拉出去用棒球棒殴打至死。 28. He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.子弹打断他的一根动脉后, 他险些因失血过多而死。 29. He was stabbed to death in a brawl.在一次争吵中, 他被人捅死。 30. Relief missions try to keep the country's population from starving to death.赈灾机构努力不让这个国家的人饿死。 31. Whereas ten years ago I would have worried myself to death about it, now I accept it is part of the game.要是在十年前我会为此而愁死, 而现在我认为这是很正常的事。 32. I couldn't understand what was supposed to be happening and was bored to death.我不理解当时要发生什么, 感到无聊得要命。 33. I was scared to death when I felt the ladder start to go.我感觉到梯子要倒时, 吓得要死。 34. He scares teams to death with his pace and power.他的步伐之快、力量之强都让其他队胆战不已。 35. I don't believe in life after death.我不相信阴世生活。 36. [as modifier]a death sentence.死刑。 37. there's been a death in his family.他家有人去世。 38. even in death, she was beautiful.就是死时，她也是美丽的。 39. the death of her hopes.她希望的破灭。 40. to be driven to a dance by one's father would be social death.被父亲开车送去参加舞会会毁了社交。 41. you'll be the death of me with all your questions.你那么多问题要把我问死了。 42. the craze for cycling shorts is dying a death.骑车短裤的热潮快结束了。 43. a subject that has been done to death by generations of painters.被世代画家画得让人厌烦的题材。 44. he was stabbed to death.他被刺死。 45. I'm sick to death of you.我讨厌死你了。 46. a fight to the death.战斗到底。 47. There were two deaths and many other people were injured in the accident.这起事故中有两人死亡，很多人受伤。 48. the death of fascism法西斯主义的灭亡 49. "birth, life, and eventual death"出生、生活和最终死亡 50. fear of death对死亡的恐惧 51. She is close to death. [=she will die soon]她生命垂危。 52. death threats死亡威胁 53. The hostage managed to escape death. [=avoid being killed]人质得以死里逃生。 54. The newspaper did not report the cause of death.报纸没有报道死因。 55. She was convicted of murder and sentenced/condemned to death. [=told that she would be killed as punishment]她被裁定犯有谋杀罪，被判处死刑。 56. People around the world mourned his death.世界各地的人们都哀悼他的逝世。 57. She worked at the newspaper until her death at (age) 74.她在报社工作至她74岁去世。 58. The accident resulted in two deaths.事故造成两人死亡。 59. The number of deaths from cancer is rising.癌症致死的人数在不断增加。 60. He died a violent/tragic death.他惨遭暴力/不幸而亡。 61. There has been a death in the family.那家有人去世。 62. She survived the plane crash and many years later died a natural death. [=from natural causes; because she was old]她在坠机事件中幸免于难，许多年后尽其天年。 63. The general met his death on the battlefield.那位将军战死沙场。 64. the death of innocence天真的消逝 65. the death of vaudeville歌舞杂耍表演的销声匿迹 66. the death of a marriage婚姻的终止 67. death could be seen lurking in the corner of the painting.可以看见死神隐匿在油画的一角。 68. when death comes to take me away当死神把我带走的时候 69. "He is sick, but he's not at death's door."他生病了，不过还没到病危的地步。 70. I worry that his drug addiction will be the death of him.我担心他会因毒瘾而丧命。 71. Those kids will be the death of me! [=they worry and upset me very much]那些孩子令我操心死了！ 72. "We worked through the night, and by morning we looked like death warmed over."我们通宵工作，到第二天早上累得要命。 73. a serial killer who was put to death [=executed] for the murder of 28 people因杀害28人而被处决的连环杀手 74. The dog that attacked the children was later put to death.攻击孩子们的那条狗后来被处死了。 75. He was shot/stabbed to death.他被枪杀/刺死了。 76. They froze/starved to death.他们冻死/饿死了。 77. She drank herself to death. [=drank a lot of alcohol until it made her so sick that she died]她因酗酒致死。 78. We were bored/scared to death. [=extremely bored/scared]我们烦/吓得要死。 79. That teacher works her students to death. [=she makes them work too hard]老师布置的作业让学生们累得要死。 80. He's wonderful! I just love him to death!他太棒了！我简直爱死他了！ 81. I'm sick to death of hearing about the scandal. [=I don't want to hear anything more about the scandal; I've heard too much about it]这条丑闻我都听了多少回了，烦死了。 82. That song has been done to death. [=many musicians have performed that song]那首歌已经被唱烂了。 83. The warriors would fight to the death.武士们将誓死战斗。 84. a battle to the death生死决战 85. "Some parents do not want the school to be closed, and say they'll fight to the death for it."一些家长不希望学校关闭，他们说会力争到底。 86. a deathlike state死一般的状态