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death [deθ] N

1. death:

death
死亡 sǐwáng
death
毁灭 huǐmiè

brain death N MED

death blow N

death duty Brit, death tax Am N

death rate N

death row N

death tax N Am

death tax → death duty

See also death duty

death duty Brit, death tax Am N

death trap N

merchant of death N

near-death experience N

Usage examples with death

to death
极度地 jídùde
be stoned to death
被乱石击死
be starved to death
饿死
death from natural causes
自然死亡
be worried to death
极其担心
the death [or last] agony
临死的痛苦 línsǐde tòngkǔ
at death's door
垂死 chuísǐ
a violent death
暴亡
avenge sb's death
为某人之死报仇
put to death
处死 chǔsǐ
on the edge of death
濒于死亡
choose between life and death
在生死之间作出选择
Death released her from her pain.
死亡解除了她的痛苦。
lament over the death of sb
为某人的逝世而悲伤
Drugs were the death of him.
毒品断送了他的生命。
be condemned to death for treason
因叛国罪被判处死刑
His death is a pure accident.
他的死纯属意外。
deplore the death of a close friend
哀悼挚友的去世
mourn [or over] sb's death [or mourn for sb]
为某人的死哀悼

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks.
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He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement.
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The rest of us are sick to death of your prudish ridiculous demands.
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His falling body struck a metal garden picket fence, causing his death.
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Max took time off from the show after his brother's death (see below).
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For he, drawing you out of nonbeing into life, will bring on death, and will make you rise up to him.
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The lack of a permanent saving mechanic and permanence of death were criticized.
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He is noted for his research on the use of common marmoset in teratology studies, cell death and teratogenic embryonic damage.
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In literary sources, the smallness of the denomination was taken as a reminder that death is an equalizer of rich and poor.
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The cause of death was a combination of peptic ulcer, cirrhosis, bronchial pneumonia, and untreated hepatitis.
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