death
n
1 [C] dying or being killed 死; 死亡
Her death was a shock to him. 她的死對他是個打擊.
There have been more deaths from drowning. 溺水死亡人數有所增加.
A bad driver was responsible for their deaths. 他們的死是個技術不佳的司機造成的.
2 [U] end of life; state of being dead 生命的終止; 死亡的狀態
Food poisoning can cause death. 食物中毒可導致死亡.
burn, starve, stab, etc sb to death, ie until he is dead 把某人燒死、 餓死、 刺死等
You're drinking yourself to death. 你這樣喝酒, 非喝死不可.
(usu joc 通常作戲謔語) Don't work yourself to death, ie Don't work too hard. 別把自己累死.
One mistake could mean death for him, ie could result in his being killed. 一個錯誤足可置他於死地.
sentenced to death, ie to be executed 被判死刑
eyes closed in death 死後閉合的雙眼
united in death, eg of a husband and a wife in the same grave 死後合葬(如夫婦同葬一墓).
3 (also Death) [U]
power that destroys life, pictured as a person 死神
Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton. 死神常被畫成骷髏.
4 [U] ~ of sth ending or destruction of sth 終止; 毀滅
the death of one's plans, hopes, etc 計劃的破產、 希望的破滅
the death of capitalism 資本主義的滅亡.
5 (idm 習語) (be) at death's `door (often ironic 常作反語) so ill that one may die 病得要死
Stop groaning! You're not at death's door! 別哼哼了! 你還不至於死呢! (be) at the point of death => point1. be the death of sb
(a) be the cause of sb's death 成為某人致死的原因
That motorbike will be the death of you. 那輛摩托車就會要了你的命.
(b) (often joc 常作戲謔語) cause sb great worry 引起某人極大憂慮
Those kids will be the death of me, coming home so late every night. 那些孩子真把我氣死了, 每天這麼晚才回家. be ,in at the `death be present when sth fails, comes to an end, etc 目睹某事物失敗、 終結等
The TV cameras were in at the death and filmed the arrest. 進行逮捕時正好有電視攝像機錄下了這場面. bore sb to death/tears => bore2. catch one's death => catch1. dice with death => dice. die the death => die2. ,do sth to `death perform (a play, a piece of music, etc) so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it (劇本、 樂曲等)頻頻演出而令人感到厭倦不愿再看或再聽
That idea's been done to death. 那主意聽得膩死人了. a fate worse than death => fate. flog sth to death => flog. frighten/scare sb to death/out of his wits => frighten. the kiss of death => kiss. like grim death => grim. a matter of life and death => matter1. put sb to death execute sb; kill sb 處死某人; 殺死某人
The prisoner was put to death (by firing squad) at dawn.那囚犯在黎明時被(行刑隊)處決. sick to death of sb/sth => sick. sudden death => sudden. tickled pink/to death => tickle. to the death until sb is dead 直至某人死亡
a fight to the death 拼到死的搏斗.
?? 考研助記
構詞:dead+th名詞后綴 “待死”(諧音):得重病不治療,待死者必 死
?? 擴展釋義
*[deθ]n. 死亡【醫】 死亡相關詞組: be sick to death be sick to death of... to the death as cold as death as still as death be death on... be the death of sb put...to death to death
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
oddadj. 古怪的;奇數的;剩余的;臨時的;
n. 奇特的事物;怪人;[高爾夫球]多于對方的一次擊球;