death /dɛθ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 死亡

  例：

  1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation.

  150万人正因饥饿而即将面临死亡的危险。

  例：

  ...the thirtieth anniversary of Judy Garland's death.

  …朱迪·嘉兰逝世30周年。

• 2. 

  N-SING The death of something is the permanent end of it. 终止

  例：

  It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be.

  这意味着他曾拥有或希望拥有的一切的结束。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill and likely to die. 病危 [非正式]

  例：

  He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.

  他给老板讲述了自己母亲病危的情况。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you say that you will fight to the death for something, you are emphasizing that you will do anything to achieve or protect it, even if you suffer as a consequence. 拼死搏斗 [强调]

  例：

  She'd have fought to the death for that child.

  她原想为那个孩子拼尽全力的。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately. 生死攸关 [强调]

  例：

  Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

  好了，别介意，约翰，这不是多么了不起的事情。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If someone is put to death, they are executed. 处死某人 [正式]

  例：

  Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.

  被行刑队处死的人里有3位将军。

• 7. 

  PHRASE You use to death after an adjective or a verb to emphasize the action, state, or feeling mentioned. For example, if you are frightened to death or bored to death, you are extremely frightened or bored. 极度 [强调]

  例：

  He scares teams to death with his pace and power.

  他的速度和力量把其他队吓破了胆。