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the death of (sb/sth)
表示某人或某物死亡的事件。
The death of the king shocked the nation.
国王的去世震惊了全国。
死亡
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死亡
the event of dying or departure from life
The death of the king shocked the nation.
国王的去世震惊了全国。
死亡；生命终止
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
死亡或离开生命的事件
the event of dying or departure from life
事物的崩溃或终结。
The collapse or end of something.
生物或生物部分所有生命功能的永久结束
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
The news of his death shocked everyone.
他去世的消息震惊了所有人。
AI contextual example
She was afraid of death until she learned to accept it.
她在学会接受死亡之前一直害怕死亡。
AI contextual example
The doctor fought to prevent the patient's death.
医生奋力阻止病人的死亡。
AI contextual example
her death came as a terrible shock
她的死让人感到非常震惊
WordNet
表示某人或某物死亡的事件。
The death of the king shocked the nation.
国王的去世震惊了全国。
Death from cancer is common.
死于癌症很常见。
强调程度，常用于夸张表达。
The audience was bored to death by the long speech.
观众被冗长的演讲无聊得要死。
Not this
He death last night.
Use this
He died last night.
death 是名词，不能作谓语动词。表示 '去世' 应用动词 die，这里用过去式 died。
Not this
He is death.
Use this
He is dead.
death 是名词，表示死亡的状态或事件；而 dead 是形容词，表示 '死亡的' 状态。描述某人死了应用形容词 dead。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
突然死亡
The heart attack caused his sudden death.
心脏病发作导致了他的突然死亡。
死因
The police are investigating the cause of death.
警方正在调查死因。
死刑判决
He was given a death sentence for his crimes.
他因罪行被判处死刑。
死亡人数
The death toll from the earthquake continues to rise.
地震造成的死亡人数持续上升。
悲剧性死亡
The tragic death of the young soldier shocked the nation.
这名年轻士兵的悲剧性死亡震惊了全国。
暴力死亡
The novel begins with a violent death.
这部小说以一场暴力死亡开始。
染上重感冒
Don't go out in the rain without a coat or you'll catch your death.
别不穿外套就冒雨出去，否则你会得重感冒的。
生命垂危
After the accident, he was at death's door for several weeks.
事故发生后，他有好几个星期生命垂危。
吓死了
The horror movie scared me to death.
那部恐怖电影把我吓死了。
死亡仅仅是开始。
In the movie, the villain says death is only the beginning of a new curse.
在电影中，反派说死亡只是一场新诅咒的开始。
死亡如此彻底地终结，而生命充满可能性。
Many people fear death because they think it is the end of everything.
许多人害怕死亡，因为他们认为那是一切的终结。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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死亡 death，发音/dɛθ/，类似“戴丝”但需咬舌，注意与/diːθ/区分。
常见场景：日常、医学、法律、文学 死亡作为通用概念，多用于正式或书面语境，但日常口语中也常见，如谈论亲友去世或生命终结。
不可数名词，表示死亡的状态或事件。
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