Word · Frequency #414
deaths
死亡
deaths is the plural of death.
the event of dying or departure from life
- 1.
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；生命终止
- 2.
the event of dying or departure from life
死亡或离开生命的事件
- 3.
The collapse or end of something.
事物的崩溃或终结。
- 4.
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
生物或生物部分所有生命功能的永久结束
- 5.
Spiritual lifelessness.
精神上的死寂。
- 6.
the absence of life or state of being dead
缺乏生命或死亡状态
死亡；生命终止；死亡或离开生命的事件；事物的崩溃或终结。；生物或生物部分所有生命功能的永久结束；精神上的死寂。
In use
The news of his death shocked everyone.
She was afraid of death until she learned to accept it.
The doctor fought to prevent the patient's death.
her death came as a terrible shock
the animal died a painful death
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
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。
death from (cause)
Connections
Collocations
- sudden death
- 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。
- cause of death
- 死因
- The police are investigating the cause of death.警方正在调查死因。
- death sentence
- 死刑判决
- He was given a death sentence for his crimes.他因罪行被判处死刑。
- death toll
- 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。
- tragic death
- 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。
- violent death
Learner notes
Memory Tip
死亡 death，发音/dɛθ/，类似“戴丝”但需咬舌，注意与/diːθ/区分。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示死亡的状态或事件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'death' because they share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and end in /θ/. Note that words like 'faith' (/feɪθ/) or 'wreath' (/riːθ/) have different vowels and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.