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death[deθ]- n.
- 死,死亡[参较brain death]
- (植物的)枯萎，枯死
- 死去
- 死亡状态
- 毁灭，灭亡，破灭；结束，终止
- 死亡方式
- [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]
- [亦称作 spiritual death] 精神生活的丧失(或缺乏)
- 【基督教科学】(物质的)虚幻
- 谋杀，凶杀；杀死；屠杀；流血，惨案
- [常作 the death]死因,致死原因
- 死亡时刻
- 死一般的经历(或状态)
- =civil death
- 完全失败的表演(节目)
- [废语]瘟疫，恶性流行病(尤指鼠疫)，黑死病[参较 Black Death]
- adj.
- 短语:
- 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4:40
- there 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- to the death
- unto death =to death
- work (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
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