/deθ ||; dɛθ/noun1 [C,U] the end of sb/sth's life; dying 死亡;逝世: There were two deaths and many other people were injured in the accident. 这起事故中有两人死亡,很多人受伤。The police do not know the cause of death. 警方不知道死因。There was no food and people were starving to death. 那里断粮了,人们快要饿死了。 ☞adjective dead, verb die 形容词为dead,动词为die
2 [U] the end (of sth) 结束;终结: the death of fascism 法西斯主义的灭亡
catch your death→
CATCH¹
a matter of life and/or death→
MATTER¹
put sb to death (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) (
formal 正式) to kill sb as a punishment, in past times (古时)处死,杀死
sick to death of sb/sth→
SICK¹
sudden death→
SUDDEN