英语词汇“death”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

death n.

the act of dying;
the end of life. [uncountable]jogging right up to the day of his death.[countable]all those deaths due to drunk driving.
the state of being dead:[uncountable]hands as cold as death.
[count;
usually singular] end;
destruction;
extinction:Democracy for that country meant the death of civilization as they knew it.
[usually: Death;
proper noun] the agent of death represented as a person, usually pictured as a robed figure or skeleton carrying a scythe.
[ count;
usually singular;
the + ~ ] a cause of death:You'll be the death of me yet!

Idioms

Idioms at death's door, in serious danger of dying;
gravely ill:at death's door several times from heart attacks.

Idioms do to death:

[ do + obj + to + ~] to do so often that boredom sets in:a comic plot that's been done to death.

Idioms put to death, to kill;
execute: [ put + obj + to + ~]:They put him to death immediately.[ put + to + ~ + obj]:That government put to death over 1,000 dissidents.

Idioms to death, to a degree that cannot be endured any longer:sick to death of your bickering.

death•like, adj.

death n.

the act of dying;
the end of life;
the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death.
an instance of this:a death in the family; letters published after his death.
the state of being dead:to lie still in death.
extinction;
destruction:It will mean the death of our hopes.
manner of dying:a hero's death.
(usually cap.) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe. Cf. Grim Reaper.
ReligionAlso called spiritual death. loss or absence of spiritual life.
Religion[Christian Science.]the false belief that life comes to an end.
bloodshed or murder:Hitler was responsible for the death of millions.
a cause or occasion of death:You'll be the death of me yet!
[Archaic.]pestilence;
plague. Cf. Black Death.
Idioms at death's door, in serious danger of death;
gravely ill:Two survivors of the crash are still at death's door.
Idioms, Informal Terms be death on, [Informal.]
- to be excessively strict about:That publisher is death on sloppily typed manuscripts.
- to be snobbish about or toward.
- to be able to cope with easily and successfully:The third baseman is death on pop flies.
Idioms do to death:
- to kill, esp. to murder.
- to repeat too often, to the point of becoming monotonous and boring:That theme has been done to death.
in at the death:
- Sport[Fox Hunting.]present at the kill.
- present at the climax or conclusion of a situation.
Idioms put to death, to kill;
execute.
Idioms to death, to an extreme degree;
thoroughly:sick to death of the heat.

bef. 900; Middle English deeth, Old English dēath; cognate with German Tod, Gothic dauthus; akin to Old Norse deyja to die¹; see -th

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decease, demise, passing, departure.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged birth, life.

death /dɛθ/ n

the permanent end of all functions of life in an organism or some of its cellular components
an instance of this: his death ended an era
a murder or killing
termination or destruction
a state of affairs or an experience considered as terrible as death
a cause or source of death
(usually capital) a personification of death, usually a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe
to death, to the death ⇒ : bleed to death, a fight to the death
to death ⇒ excessively: bored to death
at death's door ⇒ likely to die soon
catch one's death, catch one's death of cold ⇒ informal to contract a severe cold
do to death ⇒ to kill
to overuse (a joke, etc) so that it no longer has any effect
in at the death ⇒ present when an animal that is being hunted is caught and killed
present at the finish or climax
like death warmed up ⇒ informal very ill
like grim death ⇒ as if afraid for one's life
put to death ⇒ to kill deliberately or execute

Related adjective(s): fatal, lethal, mortal

Etymology: Old English dēath; related to Old High German tōd death, Gothic dauthus

单词	death
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 death /dɛθ/USA pronunciation n. the act of dying; the end of life. [uncountable]jogging right up to the day of his death.[countable]all those deaths due to drunk driving. the state of being dead:[uncountable]hands as cold as death. [count; usually singular] end; destruction; extinction:Democracy for that country meant the death of civilization as they knew it. [usually: Death; proper noun] the agent of death represented as a person, usually pictured as a robed figure or skeleton carrying a scythe. [ count; usually singular; the + ~ ] a cause of death:You'll be the death of me yet! Idioms Idioms at death's door, in serious danger of dying; gravely ill:at death's door several times from heart attacks. Idioms do to death: [ do + obj + to + ~] to do so often that boredom sets in:a comic plot that's been done to death. Idioms put to death, to kill; execute: [ put + obj + to + ~]:They put him to death immediately.[ put + to + ~ + obj]:That government put to death over 1,000 dissidents. Idioms to death, to a degree that cannot be endured any longer:sick to death of your bickering. death•like, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 death (deth),USA pronunciation n. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. an instance of this:a death in the family; letters published after his death. the state of being dead:to lie still in death. extinction; destruction:It will mean the death of our hopes. manner of dying:a hero's death. (usually cap.) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe. Cf. Grim Reaper. ReligionAlso called spiritual death. loss or absence of spiritual life. Religion[Christian Science.]the false belief that life comes to an end. bloodshed or murder:Hitler was responsible for the death of millions. a cause or occasion of death:You'll be the death of me yet! [Archaic.]pestilence; plague. Cf. Black Death. Idioms at death's door, in serious danger of death; gravely ill:Two survivors of the crash are still at death's door. Idioms, Informal Terms be death on, [Informal.] to be excessively strict about:That publisher is death on sloppily typed manuscripts. to be snobbish about or toward. to be able to cope with easily and successfully:The third baseman is death on pop flies. Idioms do to death: to kill, esp. to murder. to repeat too often, to the point of becoming monotonous and boring:That theme has been done to death. in at the death: Sport[Fox Hunting.]present at the kill. present at the climax or conclusion of a situation. Idioms put to death, to kill; execute. Idioms to death, to an extreme degree; thoroughly:sick to death of the heat. bef. 900; Middle English deeth, Old English dēath; cognate with German Tod, Gothic dauthus; akin to Old Norse deyja to die¹; see -th 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decease, demise, passing, departure. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged birth, life. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: death /dɛθ/ n the permanent end of all functions of life in an organism or some of its cellular components an instance of this: his death ended an era a murder or killing termination or destruction a state of affairs or an experience considered as terrible as death a cause or source of death (usually capital) a personification of death, usually a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe to death, to the death ⇒ : bleed to death, a fight to the death to death ⇒ excessively: bored to death at death's door ⇒ likely to die soon catch one's death, catch one's death of cold ⇒ informal to contract a severe cold do to death ⇒ to kill to overuse (a joke, etc) so that it no longer has any effect in at the death ⇒ present when an animal that is being hunted is caught and killed present at the finish or climax like death warmed up ⇒ informal very ill like grim death ⇒ as if afraid for one's life put to death ⇒ to kill deliberately or execute Related adjective(s): fatal, lethal, mortal Etymology: Old English dēath; related to Old High German tōd death, Gothic dauthus
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