death
US
UK death n: (act of dying)
SC 死 sǐ
TC 死
TC 死
SC 死亡 sǐ，sǐ wáng
TC 死亡
TC 死亡
His death was sudden.
他的死亡很突然。
death n: (way of dying)
SC 死的方式 sǐ de fāng shì
She suffered a horrible death.
她死得很恐怖。
death n: (instances of dying)
SC 死亡，死亡事件 sǐ wáng
TC 死亡
TC 死亡
Many deaths could be prevented if people drove more carefully.
如果人们谨慎驾驶，很多死亡事件就可以避免。
death n: uncountable (state of being dead) (状态)
SC 死亡 sǐ wáng
TC 死亡
TC 死亡
The body looked peaceful in death.
这具身体在死后显得十分安宁。
Death n: figurative (symbol carrying scythe)
SC 死神 sǐ shén
Death came calling in the night.
死神在夜晚造访。
death n: figurative (destruction)
SC 灭亡，毁灭 miè wáng ，huǐ miè
TC 滅亡，毀滅
TC 滅亡，毀滅
The bombs rained death upon the land.
炸弹毁灭了这片土地。
death n: figurative (end) (比喻)
SC 终结 zhōng jié
TC 終結
TC 終結
Budget cuts will cause the death of this project.
预算裁减将导致这个项目死亡。
Angel of Death n: (death personified)
SC 死神 sǐ shén
SC 死亡天使 sǐ shén，sǐ wáng tiān shǐ
Some say that the devil is the Angel of Death.
at death's door adv: figurative (very ill, about to die)
SC 生命垂危 shēng mìng chuí wēi
SC 垂死 shēng mìng chuí wēi，chuí sǐ
SC 濒临死亡 shēng mìng chuí wēi，bīn lín sǐ wáng
be the death of [sb] v expr: (cause [sb]'s death)
SC 把...害死
be the death of [sth] v expr: figurative (cause the decline of [sth])
SC 使...消逝
Online news may prove to be the death of print media.
beat [sb/sth] to death v expr: (cause death by hitting repeatedly)
SC 殴打致死
SC 打死
The thieves beat the man to death in order to steal his wallet.
Black Death, black plague n: (plague epidemic: 14th century) (肆虐于14世纪的瘟疫流行病)
SC 黑死病 hēi sǐ bìng
The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century.
bleed to death v expr: (die of blood loss)
SC 流血而死
SC 因失血过多致死
bore [sb] to tears, bore [sb] to death v expr: figurative, informal (make very bored)
SC 对...厌烦透了
SC 厌烦到极点
bored to death adj: figurative, informal (be weary from lack of stimulation)
SC 闷得要死 mèn dé yào sǐ
TC 悶得要死
TC 悶得要死
SC 无聊得要命
Sitting in class, he was bored to death with the teacher's lecture. You looked bored to death during that play!
他坐在教室里听老师上课，觉得无聊得要命。那场演出期间你看起来无聊得要命。
brain death n: (stopping of brain function)
SC 脑死亡
catch your death, catch your death of cold v expr: informal (catch a bad cold)
SC 得重感冒
cause of death n: (medical reason [sb] has died)
SC 死因
An autopsy may be necessary to discover the cause of death.
cheat death v expr: (escape [sth] life-threatening)
SC 幸免于难 xìng miǎn yú nán
TC 幸免於難
TC 幸免於難
SC 死里逃生 xìng miǎn yú nán ，sǐ lǐ táo shēng
The dog cheated death in running across the busy street.
crib death (US), cot death (UK) n: colloquial (sudden infant death syndrome)
SC 婴儿猝死综合症 yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng
death blow n: (final attack)
SC 致命的打击，致命一击
death camp: (concentration camp)
SC 死亡集中营
death certificate n: (official record of [sb]'s death)
SC （医生开出的）死亡证明 yī shēng kāi chū de sǐ wáng zhèng míng
I received my father's death certificate in the mail about a month after he passed.
death chamber n: (gas chamber)
SC 毒气室 dú qì shì
TC 毒氣室
TC 毒氣室
death date n: (day on which [sb] died)
SC 死亡日期
I have been able to track down his birth date but I can't find a record of his death date.
death date n: (anniversary of death date)
SC 死亡周年纪念日
SC 忌日
death knell n: figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻)
SC 丧钟 sāng zhōng
The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes.
Death Knight n: (game character)
SC 亡灵骑士 wáng líng qí shì
TC 亡靈騎士
TC 亡靈騎士
death mask: (cast of dead person's face)
SC 死人面部模型
SC 死亡面具
death penalty n: (capital punishment)
SC 死刑 sǐ xíng
TC 死刑
TC 死刑
SC 极刑 sǐ xíng，jí xíng
His sentence was the death penalty.
death rate n: (number of people dying)
SC 死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ
TC 死亡率
TC 死亡率
A country's population increases if the birth rate is higher than the death rate.
death rattle n: (sound)
SC 临终喉鸣
SC 死前哀鸣
death row n: (prison cell block)
SC 死囚行刑前的监房 sǐ qiú xíng xíng qián de jiān fáng
Some of the most violent criminals of our time are sitting on death row.
death sentence n: (law: punishment of execution)
SC 死刑 sǐ xíng
TC 死刑
TC 死刑
death squad n: (group of executioners)
SC 死亡小分队
SC 敢死队
death stare n: slang, figurative (hostile look)
SC 死亡凝视
SC 死亡瞪
I got the death stare from Alice when she saw me flirting with her boyfriend.
death tax n: often plural (law: payable after death)
SC 遗产税 yí chǎn shuì
TC 遺產稅
TC 遺產稅
After Lou's heirs paid death tax, there was virtually nothing left of his inheritance.
death threat n: (statement of intent to kill [sb])
SC 死亡威胁
He has received death threats because of his opposition to the new immigration law.
death throes npl: (final pangs, convulsions)
SC 垂死前的痛苦挣扎
The animal's death throes gradually weakened.
death throes npl: figurative (business: before dissolution) (企业等解体前的)
SC 垂死挣扎（阶段）
The troubled company is in its final death throes.
death toll n: (total number of deaths)
SC 死亡人数 sǐ wáng rén shù
TC 死亡人數
TC 死亡人數
The death toll from the earthquake is rising rapidly as more and more bodies are found.
death trap n: figurative (unsafe building or vehicle)
SC 死亡陷阱
death warrant n: (order of execution)
SC 死刑执行令
death warrant n: ([sth] that ends hope)
SC 致命打击 zhì mìng dǎ jī
death wish n: (psychiatry: desire to die)
SC （对自己或他人的）死亡愿望 duì zì jǐ huò tā rén de sǐ wáng yuàn wàng
Alex's behaviour is symptomatic of a death wish.
deathbed n: (bed of a dying person)
SC 临终所卧的床 lín zhōng suǒ wò de chuáng
SC 临死所睡的床 lín zhōng suǒ wò de chuáng，lín sǐ suǒ shuì de chuáng
All of the children were called to their father's deathbed.
die a natural death v expr: (die of natural causes)
SC 自然死去 zì rán sǐ qù
SC 尽其天年 zì rán sǐ qù，jìn qí tiān nián
According to the coroner's report, Brown died a natural death.
do [sth] to death v expr: informal, figurative, often passive (overdo [sth], do [sth] too often)
SC 做…得太多 zuò de tài duō
SC 做烦了 zuò de tài duō，zuò fán le
SC 做腻了
Hollywood has done vampire movies to death.
early death n: (death before reaching old age)
SC 早逝 zǎo shì
SC 夭折 zǎo shì，yāo zhé
His smoking habit led to an early death.
freeze, freeze to death vi: figurative (person: get very cold)
SC 冻得慌 dòng de huāng
TC 凍得慌
TC 凍得慌
SC 觉得很冷 dòng de huāng，jué de hěn lěng
TC 覺得很冷
TC 覺得很冷
Kate's friend was taking ages to open the door. "Hurry up," Kate shouted. "Let me in before I freeze!"
凯特的朋友花了很长时间还没开门。“快点，”凯特大喊道，“让我进去，我冻得慌。”
freeze to death v expr: (die of extreme cold)
SC 冻死 dòng sǐ
TC 凍死
TC 凍死
It's so cold out here I think I'm going to freeze to death.
have a death wish v expr: figurative, informal (behave in a reckless way)
SC 行为鲁莽, 不计后果, 找死
He drives that car as though he has a death wish.
have a death wish v expr: (psychiatry: wish for death)
SC 有死亡愿望
A psychiatrist diagnosed James as having a death wish.
一位精神病医生诊断詹姆斯有死亡倾向。
in the face of death expr: (when confronting death)
SC 面对死亡 miàn duì sǐ wáng
TC 面對死亡
TC 面對死亡
SC 受死亡威胁 miàn duì sǐ wáng，shòu sǐ wáng wēi xié
A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring.
kiss of death n: figurative ([sth] with a destructive effect) (非正式用语)
SC 表面有利实际有害之事 biǎo miàn yǒu lì shí jì yǒu hài zhī shì
This timeslot has proved to be the kiss of death for many previous programs.
life-and-death n as adj: figurative (vitally important)
SC 生死攸关的, 重大的
life-or-death n as adj: (with death as possible result)
SC 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de
life-or-death n as adj: figurative (extremely important) (比喻义)
SC 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de
SC 关系重大的
living death n: (joyless existence or experience)
SC 活死人 huó sǐ rén
SC 行尸走肉 huó sǐ rén，xíng shī zǒu ròu
Sitting in history class was living death.
a matter of life and death, a matter of life or death, a life-or-death matter n: (issue of vital importance)
SC 生死攸关的问题 shēng sǐ yōu guān de wèn tí
SC 紧要问题
Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death.
natural death n: (death resulting from natural causes)
SC 正常死亡 zhèng cháng sǐ wáng
SC 自然死亡 zhèng cháng sǐ wáng，zì rán sǐ wáng
My grandfather was killed in an accident, but my grandmother died a natural death.
be near death, be close to death v expr: (be about to die)
SC 濒死
near-death experience n: (coming close to death)
SC 濒死体验，濒死经历
out of the jaws of death, from the jaws of death adv: figurative (out of mortal danger)
SC 逃脱鬼门关
SC 从死神嘴边逃脱
In the last scene, the hero snatches the heroine from the jaws of death just in time.
put [sb] to death v expr: often passive (execute)
SC 处决 chǔ jué
SC 处死 chǔ jué，chǔ sǐ
TC 處死
TC 處死
In the past, criminals were often put to death in the most brutal manner.
scared to death adj: figurative, informal (terrified)
SC 怕得要死 pà dé yào sǐ
When I was a child I was scared to death of werewolves.
sentence of death n: (being condemned to execution)
SC 死刑判决 sǐ xíng pàn jué
TC 死刑判決
TC 死刑判決
The judge passed a sentence of death on the convicted murderer.
SIDS n: acronym (sudden infant death syndrome)
SC 婴儿瘁死综合症 yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng
stab [sb] to death v expr: often passive (kill [sb] by knife attack)
SC 捅死
SC 刺死
sudden death n: figurative (sports: overtime) (体育)
SC 最先得分者胜出的加时赛
SC 突然死亡法
sudden infant death syndrome n: (death of a baby during sleep)
SC 婴儿瘁死综合症 yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng
tickled pink, tickled to death adj: informal, figurative (delighted)
SC 高兴极了的
When I heard you two were getting married, I was tickled pink.
violent death n: (loss of life due to accident or attack)
SC 暴力死亡 bào lì sǐ wáng
TC 暴卒
TC 暴卒
He suffered a violent death at the hands of an unknown attacker.