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mor·tal·ityBrE /mɔːˈtæləti/NAmE /mɔːrˈtæləti/ noun (mor·tal·ities) [U] the state of being human and not living for ever 生命的有限◆After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality. 她母亲去世后,她开始强烈意识到自己的生命是有限的。 [U] the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time 死亡数量;死亡率◆the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth) 婴儿死亡率◆Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing. 死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。 [C] (specialist) a death 死亡◆hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital) 医院里的死亡数字 |