词组 | suicide |
释义 | suicide /ˈsuːəsaɪd, ˈsuːɪsaɪd, ˈsjuː- $ ˈsuː-/ noun the act of killing yourselfverbscommit suicide (=kill yourself) Most people who commit suicide have had depressive illnesses.attempt suicide She had attempted suicide twice.contemplate suicide (=think that you might try to kill yourself) I contemplated suicide on several occasions after my daughter died.threaten suicide Her husband threatened suicide when she said she was leaving.adjectivesmass suicide (=when many people commit suicide together) He ordered his followers to commit mass suicide.assisted suicide (=when someone such as a doctor helps a very ill person commit suicide) Thirty-four other states have adopted similar laws banning assisted suicide.suicide + nounsa suicide attempt/bid He overdosed on pills in a failed suicide attempt. | The singer was rushed to hospital after a suicide bid.the suicide rate (=the number of people who kill themselves) The suicide rate among former soldiers is high.a suicide note (=a letter in which someone explains their reasons for killing themselves) They found a suicide note by his body.a suicide pact (=an agreement between people to kill themselves at the same time) She shot her husband and herself in an apparent suicide pact.a suicide threat Depression may sometimes lead to suicide threats.a suicide attack (=in which someone kills himself or herself as a way of also killing others) A suicide attack on a packed train killed over 50 people.a suicide bomb/bomber Suicide bombers believe that they have the right to kill innocent people. | Wires hanging from the jacket made police believe it was a suicide bomb. |
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