death
death[deθ]n.1.■2.■死,死亡[参较brain death]3.■(植物的)枯萎，枯死4.■死去5.■死亡状态6.■毁灭，灭亡，破灭；结束，终止7.■死亡方式8.■[D-]死神(常以身穿黑袍、手执大镰刀的老头或骷髅为象征)[参较 Crim Reaper]9.■[亦称作 spiritual death] 精神生活的丧失(或缺乏)10.■【基督教科学】(物质的)虚幻11.■谋杀，凶杀；杀死；屠杀；流血，惨案12.■13.■[常作 the death]死因,致死原因14.■死亡时刻15.■死一般的经历(或状态)16.■=civil death17.■完全失败的表演(节目)18.■[废语]瘟疫，恶性流行病(尤指鼠疫)，黑死病[参较 Black Death]adj.1.■死的，死亡的a death's head at the feast扫兴的人(或东西)After death for the doctor.[谚语]人死了才请医生，太迟了。as pale as death面无人色，面如死色(as) still as death (或the grave)极其寂静as sure as death千真万确，的的确确at death's door生命危在旦夕，行将就木[见door]be death on[口语]善于处理(或应付)，精于对待，是处理…的能手，做得出色厌恶，对…极为不满，极讨厌，坚决反对；对…十分严格势利地对待be in at the death【狩猎】亲见猎物被猎狗咬死看到事件的结局；高潮(或结束)时在场be on a death trip寻死，想自杀be scared (或 frightened) to death吓得要死be the death of是…的致命原因，害死，使送命，要…的命；伤透…的心[口语]把(某人)笑死；把(某人)烦死，使(人)气死；使处于极度兴奋(或焦虑等)的状态之中be tickled to death高兴极了，高兴得要命bleed to death流血过多致死bore someone to death使某人厌烦得要死catch(或take) one's death (of cold)[口语](因受冷)得致命的感冒，患重感冒；得重伤风cling like grim death[口语]紧紧抓住，拼命抓住death at the box office完全失败的表演(节目)death by misadventure【法律】意外致死Death comes to us all.[谚语]人皆有一死；人生自古谁无死。death in the pot暗藏的危险 [源自《圣经列王纪》下4:40there is death in the pot(锅中有致死的毒物)]Death is the grand leveller.[谚语]死神是伟大的平等主义者；死亡面前，人人平等。Death keeps no calendar.[谚语]死神不用日历；人死无定期，人说死就死。death on be善于…；是…的能手对…厌恶；极为不满，竭力反对Death pays all debts.[谚语]一死了百债(“债”指罪过或罪行)。一死百了。death under shield战死，阵亡，马革裹尸dice with death[口语]冒险；玩命，拿性命开玩笑；与死神赌博die a dog's death悲惨地(或可耻地)死去，潦倒而死[亦作 die like a dog ]die a dry death死得浑身干燥(指非溺水而死)死得不流血(指非被杀死)die a martyr's death壮烈牺牲die a natural death寿终，因年老(或患病)而死die the death(演员等)不受观众欢迎[古语、戏谑语]被置于死地，被杀死do to death杀死；处死；谋杀把(笑话等)重复得令人生厌drink oneself to death酗酒致死，纵饮而死fate worse than death[委婉语]比死还不如的遭遇(指被强奸)fed to (the) death感到厌烦死了flog to death[口语](对某事)过分宣传而使人失去兴趣(或信心)，重复谈论(某话题)使之不再令人感兴趣freeze (或be frozen) to death冻死frighten to death吓坏了，吓得要死go one's death for[美国俚语]为…尽最大努力go one's death (up)on[美国俚语]在…上孤注一掷hang on like grim death死死抓住，死不放手hold on like grim death拼命抓住，紧紧抓住in the death[俚语]结果，最终like death warmed up[口语]病得很厉害的；病弱的；不舒服的；筋疲力尽的like grim death死命地，牢牢地(抓住等)[通常作cling，hang on 或 hold on like grim death ]meet one's death死去，丧命put to death置…于死地；杀死；处死raise from death使复活 [亦作 raise from the dead 或 raise to life]ride to death把(马等)骑得累死讲(或做)得过分而适得其反，重复谈论(题目)以致不再令人感兴趣 (=flog to death)sick to death of对…厌倦极了，对…腻烦得要命sick unto death病得厉害极度厌倦stone someone to death用石头砸死take one's death (upon something)[废语](对…)用生命来发誓talk to death讨论(或议论)(某事)过久使人厌烦；对(某人)唠叨不休以无限制空谈清议使(议题、议案等)不能通过The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.[谚语]狼死羊安。The death of a young wolf doth never come too soon.[谚语]幼狼之死，决不过早；恶人早死早好。to death以致死亡极度to the death(斗争、争论等的)到底，直到最后至死；永远unto death=to deathwork (oneself或someone) to death使…累得要死，不让…休息worse than death比死还不如的，非常恶劣的
deathdeath[deθ]n.1.■死, 死亡2.■死因, 死状, 死法3.■致死4.■灭亡, 毁灭5.■惨案, 谋杀, 流血6.■[Death ]死神7.■瘟疫8.■无生气, 被夺公权suffer death遭死feign[sham] death装死sentence sb. to death宣判某人死刑die a hero's death英勇牺牲avenge the death of his compatriots为他的死难同胞报仇继承用法deathbed[ˈdeθbed]n.1.■临死时睡的床; 临终
词性变化death[deθ]adj.1.■临终时做的deathblow[ˈdeθbləʊ]n.1.■致命的一击2.■致死事物deathcupn.1.■【植】鬼笔鹅膏(一种有毒蘑菇)deathinn.1.■欧洲水生毒芹deathplacen.1.■死亡地点death's -headn.1.■象征死亡的骷髅头deathtrapn.1.■不安全的建筑物2.■非常危险的场所[境遇]deathwatch[ˈdeθwɔtʃ]n.1.■临终的看护, 死囚的监守人2.■蛀木虫deathwormn.1.■死尸虫deathwoundn.1.■致命伤deathful[ˈdeθfＵl]adj.1.■死一样的2.■致命的, 杀人的deathless[ˈdeθlɪs]adj.1.■不死的, 永恒的deathlike[ˈdeθlaɪk]adj.1.■死了似的deathly[ˈdeθlɪ]adv.1.■死一样地2.■非常地adj.1.■致死的, 如死的, 关于死亡的
