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