death
[deθ]
n.死, 死亡, 毁灭, 死因
例句与用法:
That motorbike will be the death of you.
那辆摩托车就会要了你的命。
That defeat meant the death of all my hopes.
那次失败毁灭了我所有的希望。
Car accident caused many deaths.
车祸造成很多人死亡。
n.
1. 死, 死亡[C][U]
It was a matter of life and death to them.
对他们来说这是生死攸关的事情。
2. 致死的原因[C][(+of)]
3. 毁灭, 破灭, 结束[U][S]
4. (常大写)死神[U]
短语词组:
at death's door
1. 生命危在旦夕
They were very distressed to hear that their beloved uncle was at death's door.
得知他们爱戴的伯父生命危在旦夕, 他们很悲伤。
Death pays all debts/scores.
1. 一死百了。
put to death
1. 处死
The criminals were put to death.
这些罪犯被处死。
to death
1. 极度
He was tired to death after a day's work.
工作了一天他累得要死。
death
名词复数:deaths
同义词:
decease | demise | end | passing | mortality | fatality | killing | ruin | murder | expiry | dying | bereavement | casualty | destruction | loss of life | dissolution | necrosis | rest | quietus | fall | downfall | collapse | expiration | curtains | extermination | annihilation | eradication | extirpation | extinction | death | ruination | bloodshed | slaying | departure | brain death | eternal rest | lights out | angel of death | Grim Reaper | skull and crossbones | death's head | lights | out | eternal | brain | angel | of | head | the | Grim | horse | skull | crossbones | and | black | last |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
n.死亡
decease
demise
passing
end
dissolution
brain death
necrosis
rest
eternal rest
quietus
dying
expiration
mortality
curtains
lights out
fatality
n.死神
angel of death
Grim Reaper
skull and crossbones
death's head
the black horse
n.灭亡, 毁灭
extinction
extermination
eradication
extirpation
destruction
annihilation
ruin
ruination
n.谋害
bloodshed
murder
slaying
killing
同义参见:
departure
反义:
n.死, 死亡; 毁灭
birth
life
death[deθ]n.1.■2.■死,死亡[参较brain death]3.■(植物的)枯萎,枯死4.■死去5.■死亡状态6.■毁灭,灭亡,破灭;结束,终止7.■死亡方式8.■[D-]死神(常以身穿黑袍、手执大镰刀的老头或骷髅为象征)[参较 Crim Reaper]9.■[亦称作 spiritual death] 精神生活的丧失(或缺乏)10.■【基督教科学】(物质的)虚幻11.■谋杀,凶杀;杀死;屠杀;流血,惨案12.■13.■[常作 the death]死因,致死原因14.■死亡时刻15.■死一般的经历(或状态)16.■=civil death17.■完全失败的表演(节目)18.■[废语]瘟疫,恶性流行病(尤指鼠疫),黑死病[参较 Black Death]adj.1.■死的,死亡的a death's head at the feast扫兴的人(或东西)After death for the doctor.[谚语]人死了才请医生,太迟了。as pale as death面无人色,面如死色(as) still as death (或the grave)极其寂静as sure as death千真万确,的的确确at death's door生命危在旦夕,行将就木[见door]be death on[口语]善于处理(或应付),精于对待,是处理…的能手,做得出色厌恶,对…极为不满,极讨厌,坚决反对;对…十分严格势利地对待be in at the death【狩猎】亲见猎物被猎狗咬死看到事件的结局;高潮(或结束)时在场be on a death trip寻死,想自杀be scared (或 frightened) to death吓得要死be the death of是…的致命原因,害死,使送命,要…的命;伤透…的心[口语]把(某人)笑死;把(某人)烦死,使(人)气死;使处于极度兴奋(或焦虑等)的状态之中be tickled to death高兴极了,高兴得要命bleed to death流血过多致死bore someone to death使某人厌烦得要死catch(或take) one's death (of cold)[口语](因受冷)得致命的感冒,患重感冒;得重伤风cling like grim death[口语]紧紧抓住,拼命抓住death at the box office完全失败的表演(节目)death by misadventure【法律】意外致死Death comes to us all.[谚语]人皆有一死;人生自古谁无死。death in the pot暗藏的危险 [源自《圣经列王纪》下4:40there is death in the pot(锅中有致死的毒物)]Death is the grand leveller.[谚语]死神是伟大的平等主义者;死亡面前,人人平等。Death keeps no calendar.[谚语]死神不用日历;人死无定期,人说死就死。death on be善于…;是…的能手对…厌恶;极为不满,竭力反对Death pays all debts.[谚语]一死了百债(“债”指罪过或罪行)。一死百了。death under shield战死,阵亡,马革裹尸dice with death[口语]冒险;玩命,拿性命开玩笑;与死神赌博die a dog's death悲惨地(或可耻地)死去,潦倒而死[亦作 die like a dog ]die a dry death死得浑身干燥(指非溺水而死)死得不流血(指非被杀死)die a martyr's death壮烈牺牲die a natural death寿终,因年老(或患病)而死die the death(演员等)不受观众欢迎[古语、戏谑语]被置于死地,被杀死do to death杀死;处死;谋杀把(笑话等)重复得令人生厌drink oneself to death酗酒致死,纵饮而死fate worse than death[委婉语]比死还不如的遭遇(指被强奸)fed to (the) death感到厌烦死了flog to death[口语](对某事)过分宣传而使人失去兴趣(或信心),重复谈论(某话题)使之不再令人感兴趣freeze (或be frozen) to death冻死frighten to death吓坏了,吓得要死go one's death for[美国俚语]为…尽最大努力go one's death (up)on[美国俚语]在…上孤注一掷hang on like grim death死死抓住,死不放手hold on like grim death拼命抓住,紧紧抓住in the death[俚语]结果,最终like death warmed up[口语]病得很厉害的;病弱的;不舒服的;筋疲力尽的like grim death死命地,牢牢地(抓住等)[通常作cling,hang on 或 hold on like grim death ]meet one's death死去,丧命put to death置…于死地;杀死;处死raise from death使复活 [亦作 raise from the dead 或 raise to life]ride to death把(马等)骑得累死讲(或做)得过分而适得其反,重复谈论(题目)以致不再令人感兴趣 (=flog to death)sick to death of对…厌倦极了,对…腻烦得要命sick unto death病得厉害极度厌倦stone someone to death用石头砸死take one's death (upon something)[废语](对…)用生命来发誓talk to death讨论(或议论)(某事)过久使人厌烦;对(某人)唠叨不休以无限制空谈清议使(议题、议案等)不能通过The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.[谚语]狼死羊安。The death of a young wolf doth never come too soon.[谚语]幼狼之死,决不过早;恶人早死早好。to death以致死亡极度to the death(斗争、争论等的)到底,直到最后至死;永远unto death=to deathwork (oneself或someone) to death使…累得要死,不让…休息worse than death比死还不如的,非常恶劣的
deathdeath[deθ]n.1.■死, 死亡2.■死因, 死状, 死法3.■致死4.■灭亡, 毁灭5.■惨案, 谋杀, 流血6.■[Death ]死神7.■瘟疫8.■无生气, 被夺公权suffer death遭死feign[sham] death装死sentence sb. to death宣判某人死刑die a hero's death英勇牺牲avenge the death of his compatriots为他的死难同胞报仇
继承用法deathbed[ˈdeθbed]n.1.■临死时睡的床; 临终
词性变化death[deθ]adj.1.■临终时做的deathblow[ˈdeθbləʊ]n.1.■致命的一击2.■致死事物deathcupn.1.■【植】鬼笔鹅膏(一种有毒蘑菇)deathinn.1.■欧洲水生毒芹deathplacen.1.■死亡地点death's -headn.1.■象征死亡的骷髅头deathtrapn.1.■不安全的建筑物2.■非常危险的场所[境遇]deathwatch[ˈdeθwɔtʃ]n.1.■临终的看护, 死囚的监守人2.■蛀木虫deathwormn.1.■死尸虫deathwoundn.1.■致命伤deathful[ˈdeθfUl]adj.1.■死一样的2.■致命的, 杀人的deathless[ˈdeθlɪs]adj.1.■不死的, 永恒的deathlike[ˈdeθlaɪk]adj.1.■死了似的deathly[ˈdeθlɪ]adv.1.■死一样地2.■非常地adj.1.■致死的, 如死的, 关于死亡的
noun
- [mass noun]the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person's or organism's life
死,死亡
I don't believe in life after death.
我不相信阴世生活。
[as modifier]a death sentence.
死刑。
■an instance of a person or an animal dying
死去
there's been a death in his family.
他家有人去世。
■the state of being dead
死亡
even in death, she was beautiful.
就是死时,她也是美丽的。
■the permanent ending of vital processes in a cell or tissue
(细胞或组织)死亡
■(Death)[in sing.]the personification of the power that destroys life, often represented in art and literature as a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe
死神
■[in sing.](figurative)the destruction or permanent end of something
(喻)破灭,终止,结束
the death of her hopes.
她希望的破灭。
■(figurative)a damaging or destructive state of affairs
(喻)毁灭,破坏
to be driven to a dance by one's father would be social death.
被父亲开车送去参加舞会会毁了社交。
as sure as death
- quite certain
确定无疑
- (especially in hyperbolic use) so ill that one may die
[尤作夸张用法]濒临死亡,行将就木
- (often used hyperbolically or humorously) cause someone's death
[常作夸张或幽默用法]置…于死地
you'll be the death of me with all your questions.
你那么多问题要把我问死了。
- be present when a hunted animal is caught and killed
目睹猎物被捕获杀死
■be present when something fails or comes to an end
目睹某事失败(或结束)
- (informal)catch a severe cold or chill
(非正式)得重感冒
- come to an end; cease or fail to be popular or successful
结束;不受欢迎,失败
the craze for cycling shorts is dying a death.
骑车短裤的热潮快结束了。
- kill someone
杀死某人
- perform or repeat something so frequently that it becomes tediously familiar
重复得烦死人
a subject that has been done to death by generations of painters.
被世代画家画得让人厌烦的题材。
- a terrible experience, especially that of seduction or rape
比死还不济的遭遇(尤指受诱奸或强奸)
- (informal)extremely tired or ill
(非正式)十分疲惫;病重
- 见 life
- kill someone, especially with official sanction
(尤指官方批准)杀死,处死
- for as long as each of a couple live
至死不渝,永不分离
- used of a particular action or process that results in someone's death
(行动,过程)致命的
he was stabbed to death.
他被刺死。
■used to emphasize the extreme nature of a specific action, feeling, or state of mind
[用于强调某一行动、感情或思想]极度
I'm sick to death of you.
我讨厌死你了。
- until dead
到死为止
a fight to the death.
战斗到底。
deathlike
adjective
语源
- Old English dēath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dood and German Tod, also to die
death
名词 death:
the event of dying or departure from life
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
同义词:last
the personification of death
the absence of life or state of being dead
the time when something ends
the act of killing
a final state
同义词:end, destruction
death
■The death of King Richard III in1485 rang down the curtain on the Middle Ages.
1485年理查德三世国王的去世标志着中世纪的结束。
■A fair death honors the whole life.
[谚]死得其所,流芳百世。
■Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.
[谚]老树移栽活不了,老人迁居命不长。
■All tragedy is finished by a death.
一切悲剧均以死亡告终。
■A bull, finding a lion's whelp asleep, gore him to death with his horn.
一只公牛发现一只狮子的幼兽在睡觉,便用角把它抵死了。
■He was found three days later on the edge of death in his room.
三天之后他在自己的房间里被发现,已濒于死亡。
■MPs voted against bringing back the death penalty.
下议院议员投票反对恢复死刑。
■Everything come to him who wait-among other thing, death.
人之所望,天必与之-——尤其是“死”。
■Is there only nothingness after death?
人死后什么都不存在了吗?
■As you get older your attitude towards death changes.
人随著年龄的增长,对死亡的看法也会有所改变。
■The merciful king saved him from death.
仁慈的国王免他一死。
■The merciful king saved the young officers from death.
仁慈的国王把年青的军官从死神手中救了出来。
■I was shocked to learn of the death of your mother today. I have no words to console you.
今天获悉令堂逝世,使我为之震惊。遭此剧痛,自非言语所能慰籍。
■He died a peaceful death after having lived well all his life.
他一辈子过着道德高尚的生活,然后在安详中去世。
■His appearance in the flesh end the rumour about his death.
他亲自露面使传说他死亡的谣言不攻自灭。
■He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death.
他从妻子死後越来越孤僻了。
■They suffered the agony of watching him burn to death.
他们眼巴巴见他活活烧死而五内如焚。
■They face certain death unless they can be rescued today.
他们除非今天获救,否则必死无疑。
■He wept a few crocodile tears over his wife's death and then go married again at once.
他假惺惺地为妻子的死掉了几滴眼泪,然后,很快又结婚了。
■The news of his death was a real thunderbolt.
他去世的消息真是晴天霹雳。
■He was badly cut up by the death of his son.
他因儿子死了极为悲伤。
■He was sentenced to death for his mutinous behavior.
他因反叛行为而被判死刑。
■His death followed hard on hers.
他在她死後不久也死了。
■His will arranged for the disposal of his property after his death.
他在自己的遗嘱中安排了自己死后的财产处理问题。
■After his wife's death it took him two years to get back on his feet.
他妻子死後两年,他才振作起来。
■After his wife's death, he seemed to give himself over to despair.
他妻子死後,似乎万念俱灰。
■His wife's death left him a vacuum in his life.
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚。
■His wife's sudden death upset the balance ofhis mind.
他妻子突然去世,他感到六神无主。
■He seemed unaffected by his wife's death.
他对妻子之死似无动於衷。
■He deeply lamented the death of his wife.
他对妻子的去世深感悲痛。
■He had to choose between death and dishonour.
他必须在死亡和屈辱之间作出选择。
■In a voice cracking with emotion, he announced the death of his father.
他悲恸失声地宣布了父亲去世的消息。
■He saddened at the memory of her death.
他想到她已死去就很难过。
■He seems hell-bent on drinking himself to death.
他拚命喝酒,似乎连命都不要了。
■He is such a courageous man that he does not fear death at all.
他是一个非常勇敢的人,所以一点也不怕死。
■His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.
他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。
■His fame as a poet did not come until after his death.
他死后才获得诗人之名。
■He was buried in the churchyard after death.
他死后被葬在教堂的墓地里。
■On his death, the title passed to his eldest son.
他死後,爵位传给了长子。
■His mother's death was a great shock to him.
他母亲之死对他精神上打击很大。
■The news of his mother's death was a terrible shock to him.
他母亲去世的噩耗使他非常震惊。
■He was on the point of death.
他濒临死亡。
■The farm came to him on his father's death.
他父亲死时把农场留给他了。
■His death was caused by a high fever.
他的死亡是由高烧引起的。
■His death was a great shock to us all.
他的死使我们大家都大为震惊。
■His death is a lamentable loss of our work.
他的死对我们的工作来说是令人悲痛的损失。
■His death was owing to an accident.
他的死是由一次事故造成的。
■His death marked the end of an era.
他的死标志著一个时代的结束。
■News of his death was cabled to his family.
他的死讯已电告其家属。
■His trouble is all over with his death.
他的烦恼随着他的死结束了。
at death's door
1. 生命危在旦夕
They were very distressed to hear that their beloved uncle was at death's door.
得知他们爱戴的伯父生命危在旦夕, 他们很悲伤。
Death pays all debts/scores.
1. 一死百了。
put to death
1. 处死
The criminals were put to death.
这些罪犯被处死。
to death
1. 极度
He was tired to death after a day's work.
工作了一天他累得要死。
习惯用语a dog's death1.■可耻的死; 悲惨的死After death the doctor.1.■[谚]人死了才请医生, 太迟了。(as) pale as death1.■面如死色as still as death1.■极静as sure as death1.■千真万确be death on1.■擅长..., 是...的能手2.■酷爱...3.■非常讨厌4.■极恨, 极反对be in at the death1.■(打猎时)亲眼见到猎物被咬死; 亲眼看到事情的结局或高潮be scared1.■吓得要命be frightened1.■吓得要命be the death of1.■把人笑死(常指笑话)2.■害死某人, 伤透某人的心3.■[口]成为...致死的原因, 逼得...苦死be tickled to death1.■使人高兴极了; 使人心满意足; 使人笑破肚皮Better a glorious death than a shameful life.1.■[谚]与其忍辱偷生, 莫若光荣而死。bleed to death1.■因流血过多致死bore sb. to death1.■使某人讨厌得要死catch one's death (of cold)1.■患重感冒(夸张说法)2.■患了不治之症cling like grim death (to)1.■[口]紧紧抓住, 拼命抓住hold on like grim death (to)1.■[口]紧紧抓住, 拼命抓住dice with death1.■拿性命开玩笑; 冒险die a dog's death1.■可耻的死去; 悲惨的死去die a martyr's death1.■壮烈牺牲die a natural death1.■寿终, 得终天年(与 die a violent death"横死"相对)die the death1.■必死2.■被处死do to death1.■杀害2.■[口]搞得过了头; 重复过多令人生厌或发腻drink oneself to death1.■酗酒致死dry death1.■非溺死2.■不流血的死everlasting death1.■【宗】永劫, 永远在地狱受苦fed to death1.■感到厌烦死了flog to death1.■重复得使人生厌freeze to death1.■冻死go one's death (on, for)1.■在...上孤注一掷2.■为...尽最大努力gore to death1.■(有角动物)用角把...顶死like grim death1.■拼命地, 牢牢地living death1.■悲惨的生活; 毫无乐趣的生活meet one's death1.■丧命, 死去put to death1.■杀死, 处死raise from death1.■使复活raise from the death1.■使复活raise to life1.■使复活sick to death of1.■对...厌倦极了sick unto death1.■病得厉害2.■极度厌倦stone sb. to death1.■用石头将某人砸死strae death1.■[苏]寿终正寝, 死在床上sudden death1.■暴死2.■很强烈的酒; 质量很差的威士忌酒talk to death1.■[美]唠唠叨叨地说个没完; 无休止地讨论使(议案等)不得通过to death ...1.■到极点, ...得要命to the death1.■到死; 到底work oneself to death1.■使(自己)累得要死, 不休息worse than death1.■比死还糟, 非常恶劣death by misadventure1.■意外事故造成的死亡death in the pot1.■暗藏的危险Death is the grand leveller.1.■[谚]黄泉路上无贵贱。Death knocks at the door.1.■死神在敲门, 接近死亡。Death pays all debts. (=Death quits all scores .)1.■[谚]一死百了。Death pays all debts. (=Death quits all accounts .)1.■[谚]一死百了。Death pays all debts. (=Death squares all scores .)1.■[谚]一死百了。Death pays all debts. (=Death squares all accounts.)1.■[谚]一死百了。death under shield1.■战死; 阵亡特殊用法acute radiation death1.■烈性辐射死亡Black Death1.■黑死病(1348-1349年猖獗于欧洲的鼠疫)civil death1.■【律】终生剥夺公民权clinical death1.■临床死亡crib death1.■婴儿猝死综合症cot death1.■婴儿猝死综合症genetic death1.■遗传性死亡heat death1.■热寂impending death1.■垂死; 濒死mimic death1.■假死neutron death1.■中子俘获reproductive death1.■生殖死亡slow death1.■【电子】衰老somatic death1.■身体死亡sudden death1.■以先射入一球者为胜方的决胜方法