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| Angel of Death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (death personified) | 死神
sǐ shén |
| | | 死亡天使
sǐ wáng tiān shǐ |
| | Some say that the devil is the Angel of Death. |
| at death's door advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (very ill, about to die) | 生命垂危
shēng mìng chuí wēi |
| | | 垂死
chuí sǐ |
| | | 濒临死亡
bīn lín sǐ wáng |
Black Death,
black plague nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (plague epidemic: 14th century) (肆虐于14世纪的瘟疫流行病) | 黑死病
hēi sǐ bìng |
| | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| bored to death adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (be weary from lack of stimulation) | 闷得要死
mèn dé yào sǐ |
| | | 无聊得要命
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| | Sitting in class, he was bored to death with the teacher's lecture. You looked bored to death during that play! |
| | 他坐在教室里听老师上课，觉得无聊得要命。那场演出期间你看起来无聊得要命。 |
| brain death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (stopping of brain function) | 脑死亡
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| cause of death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (medical reason [sb] has died) | 死因
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| | An autopsy may be necessary to discover the cause of death. |
| cheat death v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (escape [sth] life-threatening) | 幸免于难
xìng miǎn yú nán |
| | | 死里逃生
sǐ lǐ táo shēng |
| | The dog cheated death in running across the busy street. |
crib death (US),
cot death (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | colloquial (sudden infant death syndrome) | 婴儿猝死综合症
yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
| death certificate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (official record of [sb]'s death) | （医生开出的）死亡证明
yī shēng kāi chū de sǐ wáng zhèng míng |
| | I received my father's death certificate in the mail about a month after he passed. |
| death chamber nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (gas chamber) | 毒气室
dú qì shì |
| death knell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻) | 丧钟
sāng zhōng |
| | The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes. |
| Death Knight nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (game character) | 亡灵骑士
wáng líng qí shì |
| death penalty nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (capital punishment) | 死刑
sǐ xíng |
| | | 极刑
jí xíng |
| | His sentence was the death penalty. |
| death rate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (number of people dying) | 死亡率
sǐ wáng lǜ |
| | A country's population increases if the birth rate is higher than the death rate. |
| death row nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cellblock for prisoners sentenced to death) | 死囚行刑前的监房
sǐ qiú xíng xíng qián de jiān fáng |
| | Some of the most violent criminals of our time are sitting on death row. |
| death sentence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: punishment of execution) | 死刑
sǐ xíng |
| death tax nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (duty payable on [sb]'s death) | 遗产税
yí chǎn shuì |
| | He thought he would get a big inheritance from his father, but after the death tax it wasn't even enough to buy a car. |
| death throes nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (final pangs, convulsions) | 垂死前的痛苦挣扎
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| | The animal's death throes gradually weakened. |
| death throes nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | figurative (business: before dissolution) (企业等解体前的) | 垂死挣扎（阶段）
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| | The troubled company is in its final death throes. |
| death toll nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (total number of deaths) | 死亡人数
sǐ wáng rén shù |
| | The death toll from the earthquake is rising rapidly as more and more bodies are found. |
| death wish nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (psychiatry: desire to die) | （对自己或他人的）死亡愿望
duì zì jǐ huò tā rén de sǐ wáng yuàn wàng |
| | Alex's behaviour is symptomatic of a death wish. |
| die a natural death v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (die of natural causes) | 自然死去
zì rán sǐ qù |
| | | 尽其天年
jìn qí tiān nián |
| | According to the coroner's report, Brown died a natural death. |
| do [sth] to death v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative, often passive (overdo [sth], do [sth] too often) | 做…得太多
zuò de tài duō |
| | | 做烦了
zuò fán le |
| | | 做腻了
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| | Hollywood has done vampire movies to death. |
| early death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (death before reaching old age) | 早逝
zǎo shì |
| | | 夭折
yāo zhé |
| | His smoking habit led to an early death. |
freeze,
freeze to death viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (person: get very cold) | 冻得慌
dòng de huāng |
| | | 觉得很冷
jué de hěn lěng |
| | Kate's friend was taking ages to open the door. "Hurry up," Kate shouted. "Let me in before I freeze!" |
| freeze to death v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (die of extreme cold) | 冻死
dòng sǐ |
| | It's so cold out here I think I'm going to freeze to death. |
| have a death wish viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (behave in a reckless way) (非正式用语) | 行为鲁莽，不计后果，找死
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| | He drives that car as though he has a death wish. |
| have a death wish viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (psychiatry: a wish for death of self or another) | （潜在）有死亡愿望
qián zài yǒu sǐ wáng yuàn wàng |
| | The prisoner was observed round the clock in case he had a death wish. |
| in the face of death advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (when confronted with the possibility of death) | 面对死亡
miàn duì sǐ wáng |
| | | 受死亡威胁
shòu sǐ wáng wēi xié |
| | A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring. |
| kiss of death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sth] with a destructive effect) (非正式用语) | 表面有利实际有害之事
biǎo miàn yǒu lì shí jì yǒu hài zhī shì |
| | This timeslot has proved to be the kiss of death for many previous programs. |
| living death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (joyless existence or experience) | 活死人
huó sǐ rén |
| | | 行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu |
| | Sitting in history class was living death. |
| a matter of life and death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (issue of vital importance) | 生死攸关的问题
shēng sǐ yōu guān de wèn tí |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
| natural death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (death resulting from natural causes) | 正常死亡
zhèng cháng sǐ wáng |
| | | 自然死亡
zì rán sǐ wáng |
| | My grandfather was killed in an accident, but my grandmother died a natural death. |
| near-death experience nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (coming close to death) | 濒死体验，濒死经历
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out of the jaws of death,
from the jaws of death advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (out of mortal danger) | 逃脱鬼门关
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| | | 从死神嘴边逃脱
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| | In the last scene, the hero snatches the heroine from the jaws of death just in time. |
| put to death vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (execute) | 处决…
chǔ jué |
| | | 处死…
chǔ sǐ |
| | | 杀死…
shā sǐ |
| | In the past, criminals were often put to death in the most brutal manner. |
| scared to death adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (terrified) | 怕得要死
pà dé yào sǐ |
| | When I was a child I was scared to death of werewolves. |
| sentence of death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (being condemned to execution) | 死刑判决
sǐ xíng pàn jué |
| | The judge passed a sentence of death on the convicted murderer. |
| SIDS nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | acronym (sudden infant death syndrome) | 婴儿瘁死综合症
yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
| sudden infant death syndrome nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (SIDS: cot death) | 婴儿瘁死综合症
yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
| violent death nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (loss of life due to accident or attack) | 暴力死亡
bào lì sǐ wáng |
| | He suffered a violent death at the hands of an unknown attacker. |