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BNC: 414 COCA: 417

death

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death /deθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  DIE
a) [uncountableU] 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) [countableC]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。
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the death of something• the death of American slavery• the death of the Soviet Union• After the death of his father, Ross came to London in 1872 with his family, where they settled.• After the death of his father, she had persecuted him towards her image of perfection.• Few events in life are as traumatic as the death of a spouse.• This seemed to us to have been conditioned largely by the death of his father when he was nine years old.• Two different game scenarios for the death of the boy genius.• He was taking over the enquiry into the death of Angelica Standish, he said.• He had it explained to him, and was told only that the death of Robespierre had brought a considerable change.• Kapsack said acute cocaine toxicity may have contributed to the death of some of the seven people studied in the report.
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。
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to death• This approach to death was appealing.• He bled to death after being stabbed repeatedly.• Death sentences Three members of the illegal Hezbollah organization were condemned to death on March 1 by a criminal court in Tlemcen.• And no, the baby never froze to death.• Two of the blacks arrested were reportedly machine-gunned to death by state troopers at the jail.• This is grief and hatred and people hacked to death.• Exclaiming that he was already a priest, Quirnus insisted that the magistrate put him to death.• Will he be caught at last, and put to death?• The baby starved to death.• We will be slowly strangled to death.
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
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do something to death• Death sentences Three members of the illegal Hezbollah organization were condemned to death on March 1 by a criminal court in Tlemcen.• And no, the baby never froze to death.• Exclaiming that he was already a priest, Quirnus insisted that the magistrate put him to death.• This approach to death was appealing.• This is grief and hatred and people hacked to death.• Two of the blacks arrested were reportedly machine-gunned to death by state troopers at the jail.• We will be slowly strangled to death.• Will he be caught at last, and put to death?• That joke has been done to death.
5  to the death 
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to the death• Kapsack said acute cocaine toxicity may have contributed to the death of some of the seven people studied in the report.• While not explicit, many implied that they would indeed fight to the death for their managing director.• They simply seem to charge into battle, and would probably to fight to the death unless we separated them.• They say we massacred him, but he would have massacred us had we not defended ourselves and fought to the death.• No, she fights her to the death, which from the point of view of the species is unhelpful.• Pepper spray has been linked to the deaths of 39 people in California and 80 people across the country.• Its opponents included liberals who were opposed to the death penalty and conservatives who objected to the gun control provisions.• But I find them particularly disturbing when related to the death of a refugee seeking asylum in Britain.
n6. → Death
7. be at death’s door ILLto be very ill and likely to die 生命垂危，行将就木
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be at death’s door• His skin was so pale, he looked like he was at death's door.
8. look/feel like death warmed up British EnglishBrE, 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〕
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you’ll catch your death (of cold)• Don't go out without a coat! You'll catch your death of cold!
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 COLLOCATIONS
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.
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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.
Death
DIEa creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die 死神
Origin death
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BNC: 414 COCA: 417
death

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEATH | DEATH + VERB | DEATH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤early, premature, untimely早逝；夭折；意外逝世◇The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos.總統意外過世，使國家陷入混亂。➤sudden, unexpected猝死；意外死亡▸➤immediate, instant即時死亡▸➤quick快速死亡▸➤lingering, slow緩慢的死亡▸➤approaching, imminent, impending即將到來的死亡▸➤certain, inevitable確定的／無可避免的死亡◇He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death.他奇跡般地從死亡線上獲救。◇an escalating series of tragic and inevitable deaths一系列愈演愈烈的悲劇性的、不可避免的死亡➤preventable可預防的死亡◇Obesity is a leading cause of preventable deaths.在可預防的死亡中，肥胖是罪魁禍首。➤needless, senseless, unnecessary無謂的死亡◇needless deaths in a war created by hatred因仇恨而開戰導致的無謂死亡➤horrible, horrific, terrible慘死➤grisly, gruesome恐怖的／可怕的死亡▸➤tragic悲慘的死亡◇the tragic death of their son他們兒子的慘死➤mysterious, suspicious神秘的死亡；可疑的死亡◇Police are not treating the death as suspicious.警方沒把這一死亡作為可疑死亡處理。➤unexplained不明原因的死亡▸➤natural, unnatural自然死亡；非自然死亡▸➤accidental意外死亡◇a verdict of accidental death意外死亡的裁決➤wrongful非正常死亡◇People can sue for wrongful death. (NAmE, law法律) 人們可以就非正常死亡提起訴訟。➤brutal, violent慘死；暴力死亡◇Police report a decrease in violent deaths.警方報告暴力死亡人數有所減少。➤agonizing, painful痛苦的死亡➤painless無痛苦的死亡▸➤cot, crib (NAmE) 嬰兒猝死➤neonatal新生兒死亡◇The most common cause of neonatal death is birth defects.新生兒死亡最常見的原因是先天缺陷。➤road道路交通事故引起的死亡➤cancer, cancer-related癌症導致的死亡；與癌症相關的死亡◇More than 30% of all cancer deaths in the country can be attributed to smoking.這個國家三成多的癌症死亡都與吸煙有關。➤drug-related, overdose與藥物相關的／濫用藥物造成的死亡◇an increase in drug overdose deaths藥物過量致死人數的增加➤shooting槍擊死亡➤combat (NAmE) 戰鬥死亡◇Women accounted for 2% of all combat deaths.女性佔全部戰鬥死亡人數的 2%。➤civilian平民死亡◇The bombing resulted in many civilian deaths.轟炸造成很多平民喪生。➤living (figurative) 生不如死◇the living death of captivity生不如死的囚禁生活VERB + DEATH➤bring, cause, lead to, mean, result in造成死亡；招致死亡；意味着死亡；導致死亡◇the drivers who bring death to our roads道路交通死亡事故的肇事司機◇Poor living conditions can lead to early death.惡劣的居住條件會導致早亡。◇Touching the wires means instant death.觸碰電線可導致立刻死亡。◇The brutal attack resulted in the man's death.粗暴的毆打導致這個人死亡。➤die, face, meet, suffer死去；面對死亡；喪生◇She died a slow and painful death.她拖了很長時間才死，非常痛苦。◇He met his death two years later.他兩年後死了。➤contemplate思索死亡▸➤risk冒死▸➤fear害怕死亡▸➤approach, be near, near接近死亡▸➤avoid, cheat, defy, escape免於一死；死裏逃生◇He escaped death by inches when a tree fell on his tent.一棵樹倒在他的帳篷上，他險些被砸死。➤hasten加速死亡◇drugs which will hasten the death of a terminally ill patient加速末期病人死亡的藥物➤prevent阻止死亡➤fake假死◇She faked her own death so he couldn't find her.她假裝自己已經死了，讓他無法找到。➤save sb from將某人從死亡邊緣救回來。▸➤grieve, mourn哀悼亡靈◇They are still mourning the death of their daughter.他們仍在哀悼他們的女兒。➤avenge為⋯之死報仇◇How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?為了替死去的朋友報仇，他們會走多遠？➤order下令處死◇What kind of man orders the death of his own sister?什麼樣的人會下令處死自己的親姐妹？➤investigate調查死亡➤experience, witness體驗／目睹死亡◇He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis.他目睹了自己的母親死於肺結核。➤celebrate, commemorate, mark紀念去世◇a service to commemorate the death of thousands of soldiers紀念數千位陣亡將士的儀式➤record記錄死亡◇No deaths from the disease have been recorded since 1990.自從 1990 年以來就沒有這種疾病的患者死亡記錄了。➤bleed to, burn to, choke to, freeze to, starve to失血而死；燒死；窒息而死；凍死；餓死▸➤condemn sb to, sentence sb to判某人死刑▸➤batter sb to, beat sb to, burn sb to, choke sb to, club sb to, crush sb to, flog sb to, hack sb to, kick sb to, put sb to, stab sb to, stone sb to, torture sb to, trample sb to連續猛擊某人致死；打死某人；燒死某人；掐死某人；用棍棒打死某人；碾死某人；鞭打某人致死；砍死某人；踢死某人；處死某人；刺死某人；用石頭砸死某人；折磨某人致死；踩踏某人致死▸➤be punishable by, be punished by可判處／被處以死刑◇Incest was punishable by death.以前亂倫罪可判處死刑。DEATH + VERB➤come, happen, occur死亡來臨；死亡發生◇Her death came at the age of 82.她離世時 82 歲。◇More deaths occur in winter.冬天死亡的人較多。➤result from sth因⋯而死◇deaths resulting from disease疾病導致的死亡➤approach死亡接近◇It's a curious sensation, knowing that your death is approaching soon.知道自己將不久於人世是一種很奇怪的感覺。DEATH + NOUN➤rate死亡率◇The government's campaign aims to cut the death rate from heart attacks.政府開展的運動是為了降低心臟病的死亡率。➤count, toll死亡人數◇The death toll in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand.地震死亡人數據估計超過 1,000 人。➤penalty, sentence死刑；死刑判決◇If found guilty of drug trafficking, the pair could face the death penalty.如果販毒罪名成立，二人可能面臨死刑。➤row死囚牢◇There are currently over 3 000 prisoners on death row.目前死囚區裏關押有 3,000 多名囚犯。➤certificate死亡證明書▸➤benefit死亡保險金◇Your next of kin will receive death benefit if you die in an accident.意外死亡者的近親會得到死亡保險金。➤duties, tax (NAmE) 遺產稅◇After the death duties had been paid, there was little money left for the family.交了遺產稅後，幾乎沒給這家人剩下多少錢。➤threat死亡恐嚇◇The actor has received death threats since appearing in the controversial movie.這名演員自從出演了那部有爭議的電影後就不斷遭到死亡恐嚇。➤wish求死願望◇He took drugs as if he had some kind of death wish.他吸毒好像有些為求一死。➤notice訃告◇a death notice in the newspaper報紙上的一則訃告➤record死亡記錄◇Chicago's birth and death records芝加哥的出生和死亡記錄➤date死亡日期◇It's easier to trace ancestors if you know their birth or death dates.如果知道祖先的生卒日期，追溯起來就容易多了。➤agonies, throes死前的痛苦；垂死掙扎◇The snake was writhing in its death agonies.那條行將死去的蛇在痛苦地扭動。◇By 1740, European feudalism was in its death throes. (figurative) 到 1740 年，歐洲的封建主義搖搖欲墜。➤bed (usually deathbed) 臨終◇On his deathbed, my father made me promise not to sell the house.父親臨終前要我承諾不把房子賣掉。➤squad暗殺小組◇Paramilitary death squads are operating in the area.一些準軍事性質的暗殺小組正在這一地區活動。➤march死亡行軍◇The prisoners were sent on a death march through the jungle.囚犯們被令進行穿越叢林的死亡行軍。➤warrant (often figurative) 死刑執行令；招致難以脫身的麻煩事◇By publicly condemning the terrorists, he was signing his own death warrant.他公開譴責恐怖分子，等於是在自尋死路。➤camp死亡集中營◇He died as a prisoner of war in an enemy death camp.他成為戰俘，死在了敵人的死亡集中營裏。➤scene死亡場面◇The movie contains plenty of death scenes.這部電影裏包含大量死亡場面。➤cult死亡崇拜PREPOSITION➤after (sb's) death（某人）死後◇Do you believe in life after death?你相信有來生嗎？➤at death (formal) 死亡時◇The average age at death of plague victims was 14.瘟疫受害者的平均死亡年齡是 14 歲。➤before (sb's) death（某人）死前▸➤in death死時◇His face looked more peaceful in death than it had during his last days.他死去時臉上的表情比最後的日子裏平靜得多。➤near (to) death臨近死亡◇It was clear that the dog was near death.很明顯那條狗快死了。➤on sb's death隨着某人的死亡◇On Samuel's death, the farm passed to his sons.塞繆爾一死，農場就傳給了幾個兒子。➤death by因⋯導致的死亡◇death by starvation餓死➤death from⋯引起的死亡◇Two deaths from cholera have been reported.已報道了兩例霍亂引起的死亡。PHRASES➤cause of death死亡原因◇The coroner said the cause of death was a stroke.驗屍官說死亡原因是中風。➤a matter of life and death, a matter of life or death生死攸關的事◇Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company.是否按訂單準時交貨對小公司來說關乎存亡。➤put sb to death處死某人➤sentence of death死刑判決◇Four prisoners were under sentence of death.4 名囚犯被判處死刑。
BNC: 414 COCA: 417
BNC: 414 COCA: 417
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