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单词 death
释义

death

UK /deθ/

Word Forms

singulardeath
pluraldeaths

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    uncountable the state of being dead

    It was clear that Sandra was very close to death.

    bleed/starve/burn etc to death:

    These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon.

    stab/kick/beat etc someone to death:

    Two of the prisoners were beaten to death by the guards.

    escape death (=avoid being killed):

    The couple narrowly escaped death when their car skidded off the road.

    the cause of death:

    The doctor said that the cause of death was brain damage.

    Synonyms and related words

    Death and general words relating to death
  2. 2
    countable an occasion when someone dies

    the rising number of deaths on the roads every year

    There has recently been a death in their family.

    deaths from cancer/disease/traffic accidents etc:

    The programme is aimed at reducing the number of deaths from cancer.

    Synonyms and related words

    Death and general words relating to death
  3. 3
    singular the time when something ends or the fact that it ends
    death of:

    the death of apartheid in South Africa

    spell the death of something (=cause the end of it):

    These regulations could spell the death of the industry.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ends, finishes and final stages

phrases

at death’s door
be in at the death (of something)
do something to death
look/feel like death warmed up
to death
someone/something will be the death of me
you’ll catch your death (of cold)

death

US /deθ/

Word Forms

singulardeath
pluraldeaths

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    uncountable the state of being dead

    It was clear that Sandra was very close to death.

    bleed/starve/burn etc. to death:

    These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon.

    stab/kick/beat etc. someone to death:

    Two of the prisoners were beaten to death by the guards.

    escape death (=avoid being killed):

    They narrowly escaped death when their car skidded off the road.

    the cause of death:

    The doctor said that the cause of death was brain damage.

    Synonyms and related words

    Death and general words relating to death
  2. 2
    countable an occasion when someone dies

    the rising number of deaths on the roads every year

    There has recently been a death in their family.

    deaths from cancer/disease/traffic accidents etc.:

    The program is aimed at reducing the number of deaths from cancer.

    Synonyms and related words

    Death and general words relating to death
  3. 3
    singular the time when something ends or the fact that it ends
    death of:

    the death of apartheid in South Africa

    spell the death of something (=cause the end of it):

    These regulations could spell the death of the industry.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ends, finishes and final stages

phrases

at death’s door
be in at the death (of something)
do something to death
look/feel like death warmed over
to death
someone/something will be the death of me
you’ll catch your death (of cold)
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