death

noun

1. 死；死亡
   the fact of sb dying or being killed
   1. a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death
      猝死、横死、安详的死等
   2. the anniversary of his wife's death
      他妻子的忌日
   3. an increase in deaths from cancer
      癌症死亡人数的增加
   4. He died a slow and painful death.
      他缓慢而痛苦地死去。
2. 生命的终止；死亡状态
   the end of life; the state of being dead
   1. 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。
   2. He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him) .
      他这样喝酒非醉死不可。
   3. Police are trying to establish the cause of death .
      警方在设法确定死因。
   4. Do you believe in life after death ?
      你相信来世吗？
   5. 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）
   6. He was sentenced to death (= to be executed ) .
      他被判处死刑。
3. 永久的灭亡；毁灭；破灭
   the permanent end or destruction of sth
   1. the death of all my plans
      我所有计划的破灭
   2. the death of his career
      他的职业生涯的毁灭
4. 死神
   the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form
   1. Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton.
      在绘画作品中死神常以骷髅形式出现。

1. N-VAR 死;死亡
   Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the thirtieth anniversary of her death...
      她逝世 30 周年的纪念日
   3. 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。
   4. There had been a death in the family...
      家里有人过世了。
2. N-COUNT (某种）死法，死亡方式
   A particular kind of death is a particular way of dying.
   1. They made sure that he died a horrible death...
      他们让他死得很惨。
   2. 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 终结;结束;灭亡;破灭
   The death of something is the permanent end of it.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the death of pop music.
      流行音乐的死亡
4. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. She'd have fought to the death for that child.
      她会为了那个孩子抗争到底。
6. PHRASE 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.
   1. ...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
   2. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here...
      我们正面临一个生死关头。
   3. 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 被处死;被处决
   If someone is put to death, they are executed.
   1. 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 (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.
   1. He was stabbed to death.
      他被刀刺中身亡。
   2. ...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
   3. 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 (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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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 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.
    1. 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。

1. His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale.
   他的死严重打击了军队的士气。
2. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
   他妈妈的过早离世对他具有灾难性的影响。
3. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
   验尸官作出了意外死亡的结论。
4. 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。
5. There had been a death in the family
   家里有人过世了。
6. They made sure that he died a horrible death
   他们让他死得很惨。
7. 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。
8. 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。
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 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。
11. 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。
12. She'd have fought to the death for that child.
    她会为了那个孩子抗争到底。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. He was stabbed to death.
    他被刀刺中身亡。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. He has been on Death Row for 11 years
    他已经在死囚区关了11年。
24. It seems to me that this crime was foreseeable and this death preventable
    在我看来这起罪行是可以预见的，死亡也是本可避免的。
25. The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
    战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
26. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
    弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
27. Their daughter's death had taught him humility
    他们女儿的死使他学会了谦逊。
28. Death and suffering had been visited on thousands of innocents.
    死亡和苦难降临在了数千名无辜的人身上。
29. The gangster stabbed an innocent person to death.
    歹徒扎死了一名无辜者。

n.

at death's door

• （因病重）生命危在旦夕；病危
  so ill/sick that you may die

be the death of sb

• 让某人担心得要命；使某人深感不安
  to worry or upset sb very much
  1. Those kids will be the death of me.
     为那些孩子操心会把我累死。

do sth to death

• 做烦了；看腻了；听厌了
  to do or perform sth so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it
  1. That joke's been done to death.
     这个笑话都听腻了。

frighten/scare sb to death

• 把某人吓得要命
  to frighten sb very much

look/feel like death warmed up

• 看起来病得厉害（或疲惫不堪）；感到很不舒服（或累得要命）
  to look or feel very ill/sick or tired

put sb to death

• 处死；处决
  to kill sb as a punishment
  1. The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.
     囚犯将在黎明时被处死。

to death

• 极度；非常
  extremely; very much
  1. to be bored to death
     腻烦得要命
  2. 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 death

• 至死；到底；永远
  until sb is dead
  1. a fight to the death
     战斗到底

catch your death (of cold)

• 患重感冒
  to catch a very bad cold

cheat death

• 死里逃生；幸免于难
  to survive in a situation where you could have died

dice with death

• 冒生命危险；玩命
  to risk your life by doing sth that you know is dangerous

die a/the death

• 彻底失败；完全消失
  to fail completely
  1. 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 death

• （可能发生的）极可怕的事
  a terrible thing that could happen

fight to the death/finish

• 打到有一方倒下；一决雌雄
  to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other

flog sth to death

• 多次重复（想法、故事等）而使人失去兴趣
  to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting

hang/hold on for/like grim death

• （害怕得）死死抓住不放，紧紧抓住不松手
  to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid

the kiss of death

• 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
  an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail

life after death

• 死后再生
  the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die

a matter of life and death

• 生死攸关的事；成败的关键
  used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

noun

1. the act of killing
   1. he had two deaths on his conscience

2. the event of dying or departure from life
   1. her death came as a terrible shock
   2. upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren

   Synonym:    deceaseexpiry

3. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
   1. the animal died a painful death

4. the absence of life or state of being dead
   1. he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life

5. a final state
   1. he came to a bad end
   2. the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

   Synonym:    enddestruction

6. the time at which life ends
   1. she stayed until his death
   2. a struggle to the last

   Synonym:    last

7. the time when something ends
   1. it was the death of all his plans
   2. a dying of old hopes

   Synonym:    dyingdemise