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death

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death /deθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  DIE
a) [uncountableU] the end of the life of a person or animal 死，死亡
death of
The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock.
他母親的去世是個巨大的打擊。
Cancer is the leading cause of death in women.
癌症是女性死亡的主要原因。
How Danielle met her death (=died) will probably never be known.
丹妮爾的死因可能永遠也無法得知。
His friend was close to death.
他的朋友已經生命垂危。
His family are still mourning John’s tragic death.
約翰的家人仍在爲他的不幸去世而哀傷。
the anniversary of Lenin’s death
列甯逝世紀念日
bleed/burn/starve etc to death
a homeless man who froze to death
凍死的無家可歸者
beat/stab/shoot etc somebody to death
The 76-year-old pensioner was beaten to death.
這位76歲的退休老人被人打死了。
put/sentence/condemn somebody to death (=kill someone or decide they should be killed as an official punishment) 處死某人/判某人死刑
Legend has it that Sarah was put to death for practising witchcraft.
傳說薩拉是因爲行巫術被處死的。
Members of the family have received death threats.
這個家庭的成員遭到了死亡威脅。
He remained president until his untimely death (=death at a surprisingly young age).
他擔任總統一職直至英年早逝。
Two of the passengers managed to escape death (=avoid being killed).
乘客中有兩位幸免於難。
b) [countableC]DIE a particular case when someone dies 死亡事件 OPP birth
a campaign to reduce the number of traffic deaths
減少交通死亡的宣傳運動
death from
deaths from cancer
癌症導致的死亡人數
I heard there’d been a death in the family.
我聽說這戶人家有人去世了。
2  the death of something the permanent end of something 某事的永久終結[毀滅，破滅] OPP birth
The latest bombing is the death of all our hopes.
最近的炸彈爆炸事件使我們所有的希望都化爲烏有。
These regulations could spell the death (=lead to the end) of the American car industry.
這些規定可能會毀掉美國的汽車工業。
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the death of something• the death of American slavery• the death of the Soviet Union• After the death of his father, Ross came to London in 1872 with his family, where they settled.• After the death of his father, she had persecuted him towards her image of perfection.• Few events in life are as traumatic as the death of a spouse.• This seemed to us to have been conditioned largely by the death of his father when he was nine years old.• Two different game scenarios for the death of the boy genius.• He was taking over the enquiry into the death of Angelica Standish, he said.• He had it explained to him, and was told only that the death of Robespierre had brought a considerable change.• Kapsack said acute cocaine toxicity may have contributed to the death of some of the seven people studied in the report.
3  to death informal
a) used to emphasize that a feeling or emotion is very strong 極度，要命〔強調感覺或情緒的強烈〕
be bored/scared/frightened etc to death
She was scared to death of what might happen next.
她對接下來可能會發生的事怕得要命。
I’m absolutely sick to death of it (=very angry, bored, or unhappy about something).
我對此厭惡得要命。
bore/scare/love etc somebody to death
He drove at a speed which frightened Leonora to death.
他的車速讓莉奧諾拉嚇得要死。
She used to worry me to death.
她過去總是讓我擔心得要命。
b) used to say that an action is continued with a lot of effort and for as long as possible 精疲力竭；沒完沒了
They just work you to death in that place.
他們那裏就是讓你沒命地幹活。
Examples from the Corpus
to death• This approach to death was appealing.• He bled to death after being stabbed repeatedly.• Death sentences Three members of the illegal Hezbollah organization were condemned to death on March 1 by a criminal court in Tlemcen.• And no, the baby never froze to death.• Two of the blacks arrested were reportedly machine-gunned to death by state troopers at the jail.• This is grief and hatred and people hacked to death.• Exclaiming that he was already a priest, Quirnus insisted that the magistrate put him to death.• Will he be caught at last, and put to death?• The baby starved to death.• We will be slowly strangled to death.
4  do something to death informal to perform or present an idea, joke etc so often that people become tired of it 因過多做某事而令人厭煩
Most of his material has been done to death by numerous comedians.
他的大部分笑料已經被許多滑稽演員說濫了。
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do something to death• Death sentences Three members of the illegal Hezbollah organization were condemned to death on March 1 by a criminal court in Tlemcen.• And no, the baby never froze to death.• Exclaiming that he was already a priest, Quirnus insisted that the magistrate put him to death.• This approach to death was appealing.• This is grief and hatred and people hacked to death.• Two of the blacks arrested were reportedly machine-gunned to death by state troopers at the jail.• We will be slowly strangled to death.• Will he be caught at last, and put to death?• That joke has been done to death.
5  to the death 
a) FIGHTuntil someone is dead 至死
They will fight to the death rather than give an inch of ground.
他們甯願戰死也不肯讓出一寸土地。
soldiers locked in a struggle to the death
陷入殊死搏鬥的士兵們
b) DETERMINEDuntil you achieve something even if it means that you suffer 不惜代價；你死我活
The leadership election has become a fight to the death.
領導人選舉變成了一場你死我活的惡鬥。
Examples from the Corpus
to the death• Kapsack said acute cocaine toxicity may have contributed to the death of some of the seven people studied in the report.• While not explicit, many implied that they would indeed fight to the death for their managing director.• They simply seem to charge into battle, and would probably to fight to the death unless we separated them.• They say we massacred him, but he would have massacred us had we not defended ourselves and fought to the death.• No, she fights her to the death, which from the point of view of the species is unhelpful.• Pepper spray has been linked to the deaths of 39 people in California and 80 people across the country.• Its opponents included liberals who were opposed to the death penalty and conservatives who objected to the gun control provisions.• But I find them particularly disturbing when related to the death of a refugee seeking asylum in Britain.
n6. → Death
7. be at death’s door ILLto be very ill and likely to die 生命垂危，行將就木
Examples from the Corpus
be at death’s door• His skin was so pale, he looked like he was at death's door.
8. look/feel like death warmed up British EnglishBrE, look/feel like death warmed over American English informalILL to look or feel very ill or tired 看起來/感到病得厲害[累得要命]
9. you’ll catch your death (of cold) spoken old-fashionedILL used to warn someone that they are likely to become ill because they are wet or cold 你會生病的〔因爲身上濕或冷〕
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you’ll catch your death (of cold)• Don't go out without a coat! You'll catch your death of cold!
10  somebody will be the death of me spoken old-fashionedWORRIED used to say that someone is causing you a lot of worry and problems 某人會讓我擔心死[會要我的命]
That boy will be the death of me!
那孩子真是要我的命！
→ Black Death, the, → kiss of death at kiss2(3), → life and death at life(10)
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
cause death
We still don't know what caused his death.
lead to/result in death
Any delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.
bleed/freeze/burn/starve to death
Thousands of people are starving to death.
stab/beat/kick somebody to death
He was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.
sentence/condemn somebody to death (=decide someone must die as an official punishment)
Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.
be put to death (=be killed as a punishment for something you have done)
The rebels were defeated and their leaders put to death.
escape death (=avoid being killed)
He fell while climbing in the mountains, and only narrowly escaped death.
meet your death formal (=die)
He met his death tragically while on holiday in Greece.
mourn somebody's death (=feel very sad after someone has died)
The entertainment world was last night mourning the actor's death.
adjectives
sudden death
Her sudden death shocked the world.
tragic death
Her family are trying to come to terms with Anna's tragic death.
early death (=at a young age)
Paul's first marriage ended with the early death of his wife.
untimely death formal (=at a young age)
He remained president until his untimely death in 2004.
premature death technical (=earlier than people usually die)
The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world.
accidental death (=caused by accident, not deliberately)
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
violent death (=caused by violence, especially deliberately)
There is a high rate of violent death in America.
certain death (=definitely going to happen)
Many of the prisoners faced certain death.
death + NOUN
the death penalty (=the legal punishment of death)
In the west, most countries have abolished the death penalty.
the death sentence (=the legal punishment of death)
Because of his young age, the judge decided not to impose the death sentence.
the death rate (=the number of people who die each year from something)
The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.
the death toll (=the number of people who die in an accident)
Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.
a death threat (=a threat to kill someone deliberately)
The writer had received a number of death threats.
phrases
the cause of death
The cause of death was a bullet in his chest.
a sentence of death (=the official punishment of death for a crime)
There were strong protests against the sentence of death.
Examples from the Corpus
death• The policy provides full insurance in the case of accidental death.• Maretti lived in Miami until his death.• The news of his impending death had badly ruffled his composure.• The latest death toll in the Turkish earthquake is over 2000.• Though infected lions can meet a miserable death, Packer reports that 60 percent of those with distemper have survived.• The number of deaths from AIDS is still increasing in many parts of the world.• The other 5 percent of deaths were caused by various weapons and methods, including burning.• The bomb caused at least one death, and several serious injuries.• Catherine will inherit a large sum of money on her father's death.• After her husband's death, she moved back to California.• No, the people who had ordered Jay's death - they were the ones who had to be punished.• Such deaths are normal consequences of Western contact with previously isolated tribes.• The Smithsonian label was shaken by the death of Rinzler last year at the age of 59.• A comet appeared at the time of the death of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.• Perhaps, thought Robert, I should sentence him to death.• Authorities counted 50 traffic deaths over the holiday weekend.• Basquiat's work had become well known even before his untimely death at age 27.
cause of death• Now doctors can simply include smoking as a cause of death on certificates.• Sphincterotomy is sometimes performed to facilitate biliary stenting, and consequent haemorrhage may occasionally be a cause of death.• Diabetes causes 178,000 deaths annually in the United States; it is the fourth-leading cause of death.• She noted that although fewer teenagers were licensed, vehicle accidents remained a leading cause of death for teenagers.• Life expectancy for all patients is middle age, and heart failure is the leading cause of death.• In none of those cases was pepper spray determined to be the cause of death.• More important are questions concerning the accuracy of the identification of the cause of death, especially for older people.• The cause of death is asphyxia, and one expects to find the usual signs of this.
Death
DIEa creature that looks like a human skeleton, used in paintings, stories etc to represent the fact that people die 死神
Origin death
Old English

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