| 释义 |
death/deθ/n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life 死亡；死 2 the event that terminates life 死亡事件 3a the fact or process of being killed or killing 杀死(或被杀死)的事件(或过程) stone to death 被石头打死; fight to the death 战到最后一刻 b the fact or state of being dead 死的事实(状态) eyes closed in death 死后闭眼了; their deaths caused rioting 他们的死引起了暴动 4a the destruction or permanent cessation of something (事物的)毁灭(或结束) was the death of our hopes 我们希望的破灭 b colloq. something terrible or appalling [口]可怕(或可惧)的东西 5 (usu. 通常作 Death) a personification of death, esp. as a destructive power, usu. represented by a skeleton (尤指破坏力，通常由骷髅代表的)死神 6 a lack of religious faith or spiritual life 宗教信仰(或精神生活)的丧失 □ as sure as death quite certain 必定；的确 □ at death's door close to death 命在旦夕，在死亡的边缘 □ be in at the death 1 be present when an animal is killed, esp. in hunting (尤指打猎时)目睹猎物被猎狗咬死 2 witness the (esp. sudden) ending of an enterprise etc. (尤指突然)看到(艰巨计划等的)结束 □ be the death of 1 cause the death of 为…的致死原因 2 be very harmful to 极为有害 □ catch one's death of cold colloq. catch a serious chill etc. [口]得了(要命的发冷等)重感冒 □ do to death 1 overdo 做得过分；过火 2 kill 杀死 □ fate worse than death colloq. a disastrous misfortune or experience [口]极大的不幸(或经历) □ like death warmed up (or US [美] over) colloq. very tired or ill [口]疲倦死了；病得很厉害 □ put to death kill; execute 杀死；处决 □ to death to the utmost, extremely 到极点，极度 bored to death 烦死了; worked to death 劳累死了 □ deathless adj.□ deathlessness n.□ deathlike adj.[Old English dēath from Germanic: related to DIE1] |