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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。
猝死；突然死亡
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猝死；突然死亡
A sudden and unexpected death, especially one not caused by violence or injury.
The match was decided in sudden death.
比赛在突然死亡法中决出胜负。
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非暴力或创伤所致的瞬间意外死亡。
An instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.
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。
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.
非比喻或习语用法:参见“sudden, death”。
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sudden, death.
The two tied teams went into sudden death to decide the winner.
两队打平后进入突然死亡法来决出胜负。
In the sudden death round, a single goal ended the match.
在突然死亡法回合中，一记进球就结束了比赛。
Our team won the championship in sudden death.
我们队在突然死亡法阶段赢得了冠军。
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。
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。
医学语境，指突然死亡的情况。
He suffered sudden death from a stroke.
他因中风猝死。
Not this
The patient experienced a sudden death.
Use this
The patient experienced sudden death.
在医疗语境中，'sudden death'（猝死）是医学诊断，通常作为不可数名词使用，前面不加冠词'a'。
Not this
He had a sudden death in the car crash.
Use this
He died suddenly in the car crash.
'sudden death'特指医学上的'猝死'或体育中的'突然死亡法'，而非常见的'突然死亡'这一描述。表示某人突然去世的正确表达是'die suddenly'。
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