death
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++death /deθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 DIE a) [uncountable] the end of the life of a person or animal 死，死亡death of The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. 他母亲的去世是个巨大的打击。 Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. 癌症是女性死亡的主要原因。 How Danielle met her death (=died) will probably never be known. 丹妮尔的死因可能永远也无法得知。 His friend was close to death. 他的朋友已经生命垂危。 His family are still mourning John’s tragic death. 约翰的家人仍在为他的不幸去世而哀伤。 the anniversary of Lenin’s death 列宁逝世纪念日bleed/burn/starve etc to death a homeless man who froze to death 冻死的无家可归者beat/stab/shoot etc somebody to death The 76-year-old pensioner was beaten to death. 这位76岁的退休老人被人打死了。put/sentence/condemn somebody to death (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment) 处死某人/判某人死刑 Legend has it that Sarah was put to death for practising witchcraft. 传说萨拉是因为行巫术被处死的。 Members of the family have received death threats. 这个家庭的成员遭到了死亡威胁。 He remained president until his untimely death (=death at a surprisingly young age). 他担任总统一职直至英年早逝。 Two of the passengers managed to escape death (=avoid being killed). 乘客中有两位幸免于难。 b) [countable]DIE a particular case when someone dies 死亡事件 OPP birth a campaign to reduce the number of traffic deaths 减少交通死亡的宣传运动death from deaths from cancer 癌症导致的死亡人数 I heard there’d been a death in the family. 我听说这户人家有人去世了。2 the death of something the permanent end of something 某事的永久终结[毁灭，破灭] OPP birth The latest bombing is the death of all our hopes. 最近的炸弹爆炸事件使我们所有的希望都化为乌有。 These regulations could spell the death (=lead to the end) of the American car industry. 这些规定可能会毁掉美国的汽车工业。3 to death informal a) used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong 极度，要命〔强调感觉或情绪的强烈〕be bored/scared/frightened etc to death She was scared to death of what might happen next. 她对接下来可能会发生的事怕得要命。 I’m absolutely sick to death of it (=very angry, bored, or unhappy about something). 我对此厌恶得要命。bore/scare/love etc somebody to death He drove at a speed which frightened Leonora to death. 他的车速让莉奥诺拉吓得要死。 She used to worry me to death. 她过去总是让我担心得要命。 b) used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible 精疲力竭；没完没了 They just work you to death in that place. 他们那里就是让你没命地干活。4 do something to death informal to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it 因过多做某事而令人厌烦5 to the death n6. → Death7. be at death’s door ILLto be very ill and likely to die 生命垂危，行将就木8. look/feel like death warmed up British English, look/feel like death warmed over American English informalILL to look or feel very ill or tired 看起来/感到病得厉害[累得要命]9. you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashionedILL used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold 你会生病的〔因为身上湿或冷〕10 somebody will be the death of me spoken old-fashionedWORRIED used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems 某人会让我担心死[会要我的命] → Black Death, the, → kiss of death at kiss2(3), → life and death at life(10)n COLLOCATIONSverbscause deathWe still don't know what caused his death.lead to/result in deathAny delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.bleed/freeze/burn/starve to deathThousands of people are starving to death.stab/beat/kick somebody to deathHe was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.sentence/condemn somebody to death (=decide someone must die as an official punishment)Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.be put to death (=be killed as a punishment for something you have done)The rebels were defeated and their leaders put to death.escape death (=avoid being killed)He fell while climbing in the mountains, and only narrowly escaped death.meet your death formal (=die)He met his death tragically while on holiday in Greece.mourn somebody's death (=feel very sad after someone has died)The entertainment world was last night mourning the actor's death.adjectivessudden deathHer sudden death shocked the world.tragic deathHer family are trying to come to terms with Anna's tragic death.early death (=at a young age)Paul's first marriage ended with the early death of his wife.untimely death formal (=at a young age)He remained president until his untimely death in 2004.premature death technical (=earlier than people usually die)The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world.accidental death (=caused by accident, not deliberately)The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.violent death (=caused by violence, especially deliberately)There is a high rate of violent death in America.certain death (=definitely going to happen)Many of the prisoners faced certain death.death + NOUNthe death penalty (=the legal punishment of death)In the west, most countries have abolished the death penalty.the death sentence (=the legal punishment of death)Because of his young age, the judge decided not to impose the death sentence.the death rate (=the number of people who die each year from something)The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.the death toll (=the number of people who die in an accident)Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.a death threat (=a threat to kill someone deliberately)The writer had received a number of death threats.phrasesthe cause of deathThe cause of death was a bullet in his chest.a sentence of death (=the official punishment of death for a crime)There were strong protests against the sentence of death.Examples from the Corpus
death• The policy provides full insurance in the case of accidental death.• Maretti lived in Miami until his death.• The news of his impending death had badly ruffled his composure.• The latest death toll in the Turkish earthquake is over 2000.• Though infected lions can meet a miserable death, Packer reports that 60 percent of those with distemper have survived.• The number of deaths from AIDS is still increasing in many parts of the world.• The other 5 percent of deaths were caused by various weapons and methods, including burning.• The bomb caused at least one death, and several serious injuries.• Catherine will inherit a large sum of money on her father's death.• After her husband's death, she moved back to California.• No, the people who had ordered Jay's death - they were the ones who had to be punished.• Such deaths are normal consequences of Western contact with previously isolated tribes.• The Smithsonian label was shaken by the death of Rinzler last year at the age of 59.• A comet appeared at the time of the death of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.• Perhaps, thought Robert, I should sentence him to death.• Authorities counted 50 traffic deaths over the holiday weekend.• Basquiat's work had become well known even before his untimely death at age 27.cause of death• Now doctors can simply include smoking as a cause of death on certificates.• Sphincterotomy is sometimes performed to facilitate biliary stenting, and consequent haemorrhage may occasionally be a cause of death.• Diabetes causes 178,000 deaths annually in the United States; it is the fourth-leading cause of death.• She noted that although fewer teenagers were licensed, vehicle accidents remained a leading cause of death for teenagers.• Life expectancy for all patients is middle age, and heart failure is the leading cause of death.• In none of those cases was pepper spray determined to be the cause of death.• More important are questions concerning the accuracy of the identification of the cause of death, especially for older people.• The cause of death is asphyxia, and one expects to find the usual signs of this.nDeathDIEa creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die 死神Origin death Old Englishdeath noun →n COLLOCATIONS1DeathLDOCE OnlineChinese
a life animal of the person or of Corpus the end
death
death S1 W1 /deθ/
noun
a. [uncountable] the end of the life of a person or animal
death of
The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in women.
How Danielle met her death (=died) will probably never be known.
His friend was close to death.
His family are still mourning John’s tragic death.
the anniversary of Lenin’s death
bleed/burn/starve etc to death
a homeless man who froze to death
beat/stab/shoot etc somebody to death
The 76-year-old pensioner was beaten to death.
put/sentence/condemn somebody to death (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment)
Legend has it that Sarah was put to death for practising witchcraft.
Members of the family have received death threats.
He remained president until his untimely death (=death at a surprisingly young age).
Two of the passengers managed to escape death (=avoid being killed).
b. [countable] a particular case when someone dies
OPP birth:
a campaign to reduce the number of traffic deaths
death from
deaths from cancer
I heard there’d been a death in the family.
2. the death of something the permanent end of something
OPP birth:
The latest bombing is the death of all our hopes.
These regulations could spell the death (=lead to the end) of the American car industry.
3. to death informal
a. used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong
be bored/scared/frightened etc to death
She was scared to death of what might happen next.
I’m absolutely sick to death of it (=very angry, bored, or unhappy about something).
bore/scare/love etc somebody to death
He drove at a speed which frightened Leonora to death.
She used to worry me to death.
b. used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible:
They just work you to death in that place.
4. do something to death informal to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it:
Most of his material has been done to death by numerous comedians.
5. to the death
a. until someone is dead:
They will fight to the death rather than give an inch of ground.
soldiers locked in a struggle to the death
b. until you achieve something even if it means that you suffer:
The leadership election has become a fight to the death.
6. Death a creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die
7. be at death’s door to be very ill and likely to die
8. look/feel like death warmed up British English, look/feel like death warmed over American English informal to look or feel very ill or tired
9. you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashioned used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold
10. somebody will be the death of me spoken old-fashioned used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems:
That boy will be the death of me!
⇨ Black Death, ⇨ kiss of death at kiss2(3), ⇨ life and death at life(10)
■ verbs
▪cause death We still don't know what caused his death.
▪lead to/result in death Any delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.
▪bleed/freeze/burn/starve to death Thousands of people are starving to death.
▪stab/beat/kick somebody to death He was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.
▪sentence/condemn somebody to death (=decide someone must die as an official punishment) Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.
▪be put to death (=be killed as a punishment for something you have done) The rebels were defeated and their leaders put to death.
▪escape death (=avoid being killed) He fell while climbing in the mountains, and only narrowly escaped death.
▪meet your death formal (=die) He met his death tragically while on holiday in Greece.
▪mourn somebody's death (=feel very sad after someone has died) The entertainment world was last night mourning the actor's death.
■ adjectives
▪sudden death Her sudden death shocked the world.
▪tragic death Her family are trying to come to terms with Anna's tragic death.
▪early death (=at a young age) Paul's first marriage ended with the early death of his wife.
▪untimely death formal (=at a young age) He remained President until his untimely death in 2004.
▪premature death technical (=earlier than people usually die) The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world.
▪accidental death (=caused by accident, not deliberately) The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
▪violent death (=caused by violence, especially deliberately) There is a high rate of violent death in America.
▪certain death (=definitely going to happen) Many of the prisoners faced certain death.
■ death + NOUN
▪the death penalty (=the legal punishment of death) In the west, most countries have abolished the death penalty.
▪the death sentence (=the legal punishment of death) Because of his young age, the judge decided not to impose the death sentence.
▪the death rate (=the number of people who die each year from something) The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.
▪the death toll (=the number of people who die in an accident) Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.
▪a death threat (=a threat to kill someone deliberately) The writer had received a number of death threats.
■ phrases
▪the cause of death The cause of death was a bullet in his chest.
▪a sentence of death (=the official punishment of death for a crime) There were strong protests against the sentence of death.
death S1 W1 /deθ/
noun Word Family: noun: dead, death, deadliness; adjective: dead, deadly, deathly; adverb: deadly, deathly; verb: deaden
Language: Old English
1.a. [uncountable] the end of the life of a person or animal
death of
bleed/burn/starve etc to death
beat/stab/shoot etc somebody to death
put/sentence/condemn somebody to death (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment)
b. [countable] a particular case when someone dies
OPP birth:
death from
2. the death of something the permanent end of something
OPP birth:
3. to death informal
a. used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong
be bored/scared/frightened etc to death
bore/scare/love etc somebody to death
b. used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible:
4. do something to death informal to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it:
5. to the death
a. until someone is dead:
b. until you achieve something even if it means that you suffer:
6. Death a creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die
7. be at death’s door to be very ill and likely to die
8. look/feel like death warmed up British English, look/feel like death warmed over American English informal to look or feel very ill or tired
9. you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashioned used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold
10. somebody will be the death of me spoken old-fashioned used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems:
⇨ Black Death, ⇨ kiss of death at kiss2(3), ⇨ life and death at life(10)
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