| 单词 | death |
| 释义 | deathdeath /dɛθ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1THE END OF somebody'S LIFE [uncountable] the end of the life of a person or animal OPP birth: Cancer is the leading cause of death (=used in official reports) in women.bleed/burn/choke etc. to death Several people in the apartment burned to death.shoot/beat etc. somebody to death Ruby shot Oswald to death with a revolver. He was close to death when he wrote his will. Only two of the passengers managed to escape death (=just avoid being killed). He was found guilty and sentenced to death (=it was decided that he should be killed as a punishment for his crime). The horse was so badly injured it had to be put to death (=killed).2EXAMPLE OF somebody DYING [countable] a particular case of someone dying OPP birth: Maretti lived in Miami until his death.death of She was very depressed after the death of her father.death from deaths from breast cancer She’s not at work because of a death in the family. Charlotte met her death (=died) in a train wreck. The boys’ untimely deaths (=deaths at a surprisingly young age) shocked the town. The family is still mourning her death.3WAY OF DYING [countable] the way in which someone or something dies: a horrible/terrible/agonizing etc. death The pilot and his crew must have died a horrible death.die a violent/painful/natural etc. death Most of the prisoners died slow and painful deaths.4to death informal a)used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong: I’m sick to death of (=extremely annoyed by) his excuses!scared/frightened/bored to death Ron’s scared to death of dogs.scare/frighten/bore somebody to death That class bored me to death. b)especially humorous used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible: I think the company’s trying to work us to death!5the death of something the permanent end of an idea, custom, etc. OPP birth: the death of American slavery the death of all our hopes6death blow an action or event that makes something fail or end: The new law would be a death blow to casinos.7Death a creature that looks like a skeleton, used in paintings, stories, etc. as a sign of death and destruction8death’s door the point in time when someone is very sick and likely to die: He looked like a man at death’s door.9you’ll/he’ll etc. be the death of me! spoken said about someone who makes you very worried and anxious, especially said in a humorous way: That boy is going to be the death of me!10you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashioned said as a warning to someone when you think he or she is likely to become sick because it is wet or cold outside11like death warmed over informal if someone looks or feels like death warmed over, he or she looks or feels very sick or tired → see also Black Death, fight to the death at fight1 (15), the kiss of death at kiss2 (2), something is a matter of life and death at matter1 (17) |
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