death

英 [deθ] 美 [deθ]

n.死; 死亡; 生命的终止; 死亡状态; 永久的灭亡; 毁灭; 破灭

牛津词典

noun死；死亡

the fact of sb dying or being killeda sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death

猝死、横死、安详的死等the anniversary of his wife's death

他妻子的忌日an increase in deaths from cancer

癌症死亡人数的增加He died a slow and painful death.

他缓慢而痛苦地死去。生命的终止；死亡状态

the end of life; the state of being deadTwo children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire) .

两个孩子被大火烧死。He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him) .

他这样喝酒非醉死不可。Police are trying to establish the cause of death .

警方在设法确定死因。Do you believe in life after death br>你相信来世吗 death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war)

死亡集中营（常指战争中杀害俘虏的地方）He was sentenced to death (= to be executed ) .

他被判处死刑。永久的灭亡；毁灭；破灭

the permanent end or destruction of sththe death of all my plans

我所有计划的破灭the death of his career

他的职业生涯的毁灭死神

the power that destroys life, imagined as human in formDeath is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton.

在绘画作品中死神常以骷髅形式出现。