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death wish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈdeath wish noun [singular]  DIEa desire to die 死亡愿望 Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish. 在我跳之前,人们会问我是否有想死的念头。
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death wishAll she could think, she told me, was that I must have had a death wish.Another way to have a death wish associated with the road; crossing it.You don't use your seatbelt? What do you have, a death wish?They deny the possibility of a death wish lurking amidst the gardens of lust.And it came to the crunch in April, I was on a death wish.This amounts to a death wish as it is generally only the evangelical wing of the church that is growing.It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.had a death wishAll she could think, she told me, was that I must have had a death wish.
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death wish
ˈdeath wish noun [singular]
a desire to die:
    Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish.


death wishBrE /ˈdeθ wɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdeθ wɪʃ/ 🔊 noun [singular] a desire to die, often that sb is not aware of (常指无意识的)死亡愿望