ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEATH | DEATH + VERB | DEATH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤early, premature, untimely早逝;夭折;意外逝世◇The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos.總統意外過世,使國家陷入混亂。➤sudden, unexpected猝死;意外死亡▸➤immediate, instant即時死亡▸➤quick快速死亡▸➤lingering, slow緩慢的死亡▸➤approaching, imminent, impending即將到來的死亡▸➤certain, inevitable確定的/無可避免的死亡◇He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death.他奇跡般地從死亡線上獲救。◇an escalating series of tragic and inevitable deaths一系列愈演愈烈的悲劇性的、不可避免的死亡➤preventable可預防的死亡◇Obesity is a leading cause of preventable deaths.在可預防的死亡中,肥胖是罪魁禍首。➤needless, senseless, unnecessary無謂的死亡◇needless deaths in a war created by hatred因仇恨而開戰導致的無謂死亡➤horrible, horrific, terrible慘死➤grisly, gruesome恐怖的/可怕的死亡▸➤tragic悲慘的死亡◇the tragic death of their son他們兒子的慘死➤mysterious, suspicious神秘的死亡;可疑的死亡◇Police are not treating the death as suspicious.警方沒把這一死亡作為可疑死亡處理。➤unexplained不明原因的死亡▸➤natural, unnatural自然死亡;非自然死亡▸➤accidental意外死亡◇a verdict of accidental death意外死亡的裁決➤wrongful非正常死亡◇People can sue for wrongful death. (NAmE, law法律) 人們可以就非正常死亡提起訴訟。➤brutal, violent慘死;暴力死亡◇Police report a decrease in violent deaths.警方報告暴力死亡人數有所減少。➤agonizing, painful痛苦的死亡➤painless無痛苦的死亡▸➤cot, crib (NAmE) 嬰兒猝死➤neonatal新生兒死亡◇The most common cause of neonatal death is birth defects.新生兒死亡最常見的原因是先天缺陷。➤road道路交通事故引起的死亡➤cancer, cancer-related癌症導致的死亡;與癌症相關的死亡◇More than 30% of all cancer deaths in the country can be attributed to smoking.這個國家三成多的癌症死亡都與吸煙有關。➤drug-related, overdose與藥物相關的/濫用藥物造成的死亡◇an increase in drug overdose deaths藥物過量致死人數的增加➤shooting槍擊死亡➤combat (NAmE) 戰鬥死亡◇Women accounted for 2% of all combat deaths.女性佔全部戰鬥死亡人數的 2%。➤civilian平民死亡◇The bombing resulted in many civilian deaths.轟炸造成很多平民喪生。➤living (figurative) 生不如死◇the living death of captivity生不如死的囚禁生活VERB + DEATH➤bring, cause, lead to, mean, result in造成死亡;招致死亡;意味着死亡;導致死亡◇the drivers who bring death to our roads道路交通死亡事故的肇事司機◇Poor living conditions can lead to early death.惡劣的居住條件會導致早亡。◇Touching the wires means instant death.觸碰電線可導致立刻死亡。◇The brutal attack resulted in the man's death.粗暴的毆打導致這個人死亡。➤die, face, meet, suffer死去;面對死亡;喪生◇She died a slow and painful death.她拖了很長時間才死,非常痛苦。◇He met his death two years later.他兩年後死了。➤contemplate思索死亡▸➤risk冒死▸➤fear害怕死亡▸➤approach, be near, near接近死亡▸➤avoid, cheat, defy, escape免於一死;死裏逃生◇He escaped death by inches when a tree fell on his tent.一棵樹倒在他的帳篷上,他險些被砸死。➤hasten加速死亡◇drugs which will hasten the death of a terminally ill patient加速末期病人死亡的藥物➤prevent阻止死亡➤fake假死◇She faked her own death so he couldn't find her.她假裝自己已經死了,讓他無法找到。➤save sb from將某人從死亡邊緣救回來。▸➤grieve, mourn哀悼亡靈◇They are still mourning the death of their daughter.他們仍在哀悼他們的女兒。➤avenge為⋯之死報仇◇How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?為了替死去的朋友報仇,他們會走多遠?➤order下令處死◇What kind of man orders the death of his own sister?什麼樣的人會下令處死自己的親姐妹?➤investigate調查死亡➤experience, witness體驗/目睹死亡◇He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis.他目睹了自己的母親死於肺結核。➤celebrate, commemorate, mark紀念去世◇a service to commemorate the death of thousands of soldiers紀念數千位陣亡將士的儀式➤record記錄死亡◇No deaths from the disease have been recorded since 1990.自從 1990 年以來就沒有這種疾病的患者死亡記錄了。➤bleed to, burn to, choke to, freeze to, starve to失血而死;燒死;窒息而死;凍死;餓死▸➤condemn sb to, sentence sb to判某人死刑▸➤batter sb to, beat sb to, burn sb to, choke sb to, club sb to, crush sb to, flog sb to, hack sb to, kick sb to, put sb to, stab sb to, stone sb to, torture sb to, trample sb to連續猛擊某人致死;打死某人;燒死某人;掐死某人;用棍棒打死某人;碾死某人;鞭打某人致死;砍死某人;踢死某人;處死某人;刺死某人;用石頭砸死某人;折磨某人致死;踩踏某人致死▸➤be punishable by, be punished by可判處/被處以死刑◇Incest was punishable by death.以前亂倫罪可判處死刑。DEATH + VERB➤come, happen, occur死亡來臨;死亡發生◇Her death came at the age of 82.她離世時 82 歲。◇More deaths occur in winter.冬天死亡的人較多。➤result from sth因⋯而死◇deaths resulting from disease疾病導致的死亡➤approach死亡接近◇It's a curious sensation, knowing that your death is approaching soon.知道自己將不久於人世是一種很奇怪的感覺。DEATH + NOUN➤rate死亡率◇The government's campaign aims to cut the death rate from heart attacks.政府開展的運動是為了降低心臟病的死亡率。➤count, toll死亡人數◇The death toll in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand.地震死亡人數據估計超過 1,000 人。➤penalty, sentence死刑;死刑判決◇If found guilty of drug trafficking, the pair could face the death penalty.如果販毒罪名成立,二人可能面臨死刑。➤row死囚牢◇There are currently over 3 000 prisoners on death row.目前死囚區裏關押有 3,000 多名囚犯。➤certificate死亡證明書▸➤benefit死亡保險金◇Your next of kin will receive death benefit if you die in an accident.意外死亡者的近親會得到死亡保險金。➤duties, tax (NAmE) 遺產稅◇After the death duties had been paid, there was little money left for the family.交了遺產稅後,幾乎沒給這家人剩下多少錢。➤threat死亡恐嚇◇The actor has received death threats since appearing in the controversial movie.這名演員自從出演了那部有爭議的電影後就不斷遭到死亡恐嚇。➤wish求死願望◇He took drugs as if he had some kind of death wish.他吸毒好像有些為求一死。➤notice訃告◇a death notice in the newspaper報紙上的一則訃告➤record死亡記錄◇Chicago's birth and death records芝加哥的出生和死亡記錄➤date死亡日期◇It's easier to trace ancestors if you know their birth or death dates.如果知道祖先的生卒日期,追溯起來就容易多了。➤agonies, throes死前的痛苦;垂死掙扎◇The snake was writhing in its death agonies.那條行將死去的蛇在痛苦地扭動。◇By 1740, European feudalism was in its death throes. (figurative) 到 1740 年,歐洲的封建主義搖搖欲墜。➤bed (usually deathbed)臨終◇On his deathbed, my father made me promise not to sell the house.父親臨終前要我承諾不把房子賣掉。➤squad暗殺小組◇Paramilitary death squads are operating in the area.一些準軍事性質的暗殺小組正在這一地區活動。➤march死亡行軍◇The prisoners were sent on a death march through the jungle.囚犯們被令進行穿越叢林的死亡行軍。➤warrant (oftenfigurative) 死刑執行令;招致難以脫身的麻煩事◇By publicly condemning the terrorists, he was signing his own death warrant.他公開譴責恐怖分子,等於是在自尋死路。➤camp死亡集中營◇He died as a prisoner of war in an enemy death camp.他成為戰俘,死在了敵人的死亡集中營裏。➤scene死亡場面◇The movie contains plenty of death scenes.這部電影裏包含大量死亡場面。➤cult死亡崇拜PREPOSITION➤after (sb's) death(某人)死後◇Do you believe in life after death?你相信有來生嗎?➤at death (formal) 死亡時◇The average age at death of plague victims was 14.瘟疫受害者的平均死亡年齡是 14 歲。➤before (sb's) death(某人)死前▸➤in death死時◇His face looked more peaceful in death than it had during his last days.他死去時臉上的表情比最後的日子裏平靜得多。➤near (to) death臨近死亡◇It was clear that the dog was near death.很明顯那條狗快死了。➤on sb's death隨着某人的死亡◇On Samuel's death, the farm passed to his sons.塞繆爾一死,農場就傳給了幾個兒子。➤death by因⋯導致的死亡◇death by starvation餓死➤death from⋯引起的死亡◇Two deaths from cholera have been reported.已報道了兩例霍亂引起的死亡。PHRASES➤cause of death死亡原因◇The coroner said the cause of death was a stroke.驗屍官說死亡原因是中風。➤a matter of life and death, a matter of life or death生死攸關的事◇Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company.是否按訂單準時交貨對小公司來說關乎存亡。➤put sb to death處死某人➤sentence of death死刑判決◇Four prisoners were under sentence of death.4 名囚犯被判處死刑。
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