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词组 death
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death /deθ/ noun the end of someone’s lifeadjectivessudden death Monroe’s sudden death shocked the world.tragic death The newspapers carried the story of the tragic death of a child.violent death (=caused by violence, especially deliberately) There is a high rate of violent death in the city.a painful death At that time people with the disease faced a very painful death.early death (=at a young age) His first marriage ended with the early death of his wife.untimely death formal (=at a young age, when this seems very sad and unexpected) He remained in charge of the company until his untimely death in 2004.premature death (=earlier than people usually die) Smoking is a significant cause of premature death.accidental death (=caused by accident, not deliberately) The court decided that it was an accidental death.a suspicious/mysterious death The police are investigating a suspicious death in the village.a lingering death (=lasting a long time) We do not want the animal to suffer a lingering death.certain death (=definitely going to happen) Many of the prisoners faced certain death.verbscause (sb’s) death Police still don’t know what caused his death.lead to (sb’s) death also result in (sb’s) death The delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.mourn sb’s death (=feel very sad after someone has died) The entertainment world was last night mourning the actor’s death.die a peaceful/terrible etc death At least he died a peaceful death at home with his family.meet your death formal (=die) He met his death tragically while on holiday in Greece.risk death She risked death to save the lives of others.escape death (=avoid being killed) He narrowly escaped death when he fell from a cliff while climbing.death + nounsthe death toll (=the number of people who die in an accident or disaster) The death toll from the earthquake could be as high as 3,000.the death rate (=the number of people who die each year from something) The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.the death penalty (=the legal punishment of death) In the West, most countries have abolished the death penalty.a death sentence (=the legal punishment of death) Because of his young age, the judge decided not to impose a death sentence.death row (=the part of a prison for prisoners who have a death sentence) He spent ten years on death row before being executed.a death threat (=a threat to kill someone deliberately) The writer had received a number of death threats.a death squad (=a group of people who have been ordered to kill someone’s political opponents) Party members had been murdered by the president’s death squads.a death wish (=a desire to die) He drank more than two bottles of whisky a day, as if he had some kind of death wish.prepositionsthe death of sb The death of the princess caused a huge display of public grief.death from sth The number of deaths from cancer is falling steadily.death by sth She was guilty of causing death by poisoning.phrasesbleed/freeze/burn/starve to death Thousands of people are starving to death.stab/beat/kick sb to death He was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.be put to death (=be killed as a punishment) The rebels were defeated and their leaders put to death.sentence/condemn sb to death (=decide someone must die as an official punishment) Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.the cause of death (=used especially in legal or medical contexts) The cause of death was gunshot wounds.a matter of life and/or death (=a very important matter) The decision to go to war is literally a matter of life and death.be close to death (=almost dead) She was close to death when the doctor arrived.
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