Phrase
sudden death
猝死；突然死亡
A sudden and unexpected death, especially one not caused by violence or injury.
- 1.
An instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.
非暴力或创伤所致的瞬间意外死亡。
- 2.
A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.
加时赛或决胜局中,先得分的一方立即获胜；常用于常规时间打平后的加时。
- 3.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sudden, death.
非比喻或习语用法:参见“sudden, death”。
突然死亡法；非暴力或创伤所致的瞬间意外死亡。；加时赛或决胜局中,先得分的一方立即获胜；常用于常规时间打平后的加时。；非比喻或习语用法:参见“sudden, death”。；暴死
In use
The two tied teams went into sudden death to decide the winner.
In the sudden death round, a single goal ended the match.
Our team won the championship in sudden death.
in sudden death
常用于体育比赛，指加时赛或决胜局。
The match was decided in sudden death.
比赛在突然死亡法中决出胜负。
sudden death + noun
作定语，修饰比赛形式。
The sudden death overtime was thrilling.
突然死亡法的加时赛激动人心。
suffer sudden death
医学语境，指突然死亡的情况。
He suffered sudden death from a stroke.
Connections
Confusing words
- abrupt death
- 突然死亡 · abrupt death仅强调死亡的突发性，而sudden death可指医学上的猝死或体育中的突然死亡法。
- golden goal
- 金球 · golden goal是足球中的突然死亡法（加时赛先进球即胜），而sudden death适用于多种体育项目。
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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