death /dɛθ/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (deaths)

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  N-VAR（有变体名词） Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 死亡

  例：

  1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation.

  150万人正因饥饿而即将面临死亡的危险。

• 2.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） Thedeathof something is the permanent end of it. 终止

  例：

  It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be.

  这意味着他曾拥有或希望拥有的一切的结束。

• 3.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill and likely to die. 病危 [非正式]

  例：

  He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.

  他给老板讲述了自己母亲病危的情况。

• 4.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you say that you will fight to the death for something, you are emphasizing that you will do anything to achieve or protect it, even if you suffer as a consequence. 拼死搏斗[强调]

  例：

  She'd have fought to the death for that child.

  她原想为那个孩子拼尽全力的。

• 5.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately. 生死攸关[强调]

  例：

  Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

  好了，别介意，约翰，这不是多么了不起的事情。

• 6.  

  PHRASE（习语） If someone is put to death, they are executed. 处死某人 [正式]

  例：

  Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.

  被行刑队处死的人里有3位将军。

• 7.  

  PHRASE（习语） You use to death after an adjective or a verb to emphasize the action, state, or feeling mentioned. For example, if you are frightened to death or bored to death, you are extremely frightened or bored. 极度[强调]

  例：

  He scares teams to death with his pace and power.

  他的速度和力量把其他队吓破了胆。