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| a fate worse than death n | figurative (terrible misfortune) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人极为不快的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不愉快的事情 |
| a fate worse than death n | euphemism, obsolete (loss of virginity) | SCSimplified Chinese 被玷污 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被奸污 |
| accidental death benefit n | (life insurance) | SCSimplified Chinese 意外死亡保险 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 意外身故险 |
| Angel of Death n | (death personified) | SCSimplified Chinese 死神 sǐ shén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡天使 sǐ shén，sǐ wáng tiān shǐ |
| | Some say that the devil is the Angel of Death. |
| at death's door adv | figurative (very ill, about to die) | SCSimplified Chinese 生命垂危 shēng mìng chuí wēi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垂死 shēng mìng chuí wēi，chuí sǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 濒临死亡 shēng mìng chuí wēi，bīn lín sǐ wáng |
| be in your death throes v expr | (be actively dying) | SCSimplified Chinese 垂死挣扎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 痛苦挣扎 |
| be the death of [sb] v expr | (cause [sb]'s death) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...害死 |
| be the death of [sth] v expr | figurative (cause the decline of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...消逝 |
| | Online news may prove to be the death of print media. |
| beat [sb/sth] to death v expr | (cause death by hitting repeatedly) | SCSimplified Chinese 殴打致死 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打死 |
| | The thieves beat the man to death in order to steal his wallet. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) (肆虐于14世纪的瘟疫流行病) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑死病 hēi sǐ bìng |
| | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| bleed to death v expr | (die of blood loss) | SCSimplified Chinese 流血而死 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 因失血过多致死 |
bore [sb] to tears,
bore [sb] to death v expr | figurative, informal (make very bored) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...厌烦透了 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 厌烦到极点 |
| bored to death adj | figurative, informal (be weary from lack of stimulation) | SCSimplified Chinese 闷得要死 mèn dé yào sǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 悶得要死 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无聊得要命 |
| | 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 n | (stopping of brain function) | SCSimplified Chinese 脑死亡 |
| burn to death v expr | (die by fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 烧死 |
be burned to death,
also UK: be burnt to death v expr | (be killed by fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 烧死 |
| | Joan of Arc was burned to death. |
catch your death,
catch your death of cold v expr | informal (catch a bad cold) | SCSimplified Chinese 得重感冒 |
| cause of death n | (medical reason [sb] has died) | SCSimplified Chinese 死因 |
| | An autopsy may be necessary to discover the cause of death. |
| cheat death v expr | (escape [sth] life-threatening) | SCSimplified Chinese 幸免于难 xìng miǎn yú nán
TCTraditional Chinese 幸免於難 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死里逃生 xìng miǎn yú nán ，sǐ lǐ táo shēng |
| | The dog cheated death in running across the busy street. |
crib death (US),
cot death (UK) n | colloquial (sudden infant death syndrome) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴儿猝死综合症 yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
| death angel | (religion) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡天使 sǐ wáng tiān shǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡使者 |
| death benefit n | (insurance) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡保险金 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡抚恤金 |
| death blow n | (final attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 致命的打击，致命一击 |
| death camp | (concentration camp) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡集中营 |
| death certificate n | (official record of [sb]'s death) | SCSimplified Chinese （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 n | (gas chamber) | SCSimplified Chinese 毒气室 dú qì shì
TCTraditional Chinese 毒氣室 |
| death date n | (day on which [sb] died) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡日期 |
| | I have been able to track down his birth date but I can't find a record of his death date. |
| death date n | (anniversary of death date) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡周年纪念日 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 忌日 |
death duty,
estate duty n | historical (former UK tax) | SCSimplified Chinese 遗产税 yí chǎn shuì
TCTraditional Chinese 遺產稅 |
| death knell n | figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 丧钟 sāng zhōng |
| | The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes. |
| Death Knight n | (game character) | SCSimplified Chinese 亡灵骑士 wáng líng qí shì
TCTraditional Chinese 亡靈騎士 |
| death mask | (cast of dead person's face) | SCSimplified Chinese 死人面部模型 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡面具 |
| death metal n | (music genre) (音乐流派) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡金属 |
| death notice n | (card: announces [sb] has died) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡通知 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡通告 |
| | The death notice was on black card, edged with gold. |
| death notice n | (obituary) | SCSimplified Chinese 讣告 fù gào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讣文 |
| | I didn't even realize she'd been ill until I saw the death notice in the newspaper. |
| death penalty n | (capital punishment) | SCSimplified Chinese 死刑 sǐ xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 死刑 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极刑 sǐ xíng，jí xíng |
| | His sentence was the death penalty. |
| death rate n | (number of people dying) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ
TCTraditional Chinese 死亡率 |
| | A country's population increases if the birth rate is higher than the death rate. |
| death rattle n | (sound) | SCSimplified Chinese 临终喉鸣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死前哀鸣 |
| death row n | (prison cell block) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 n | (law: punishment of execution) | SCSimplified Chinese 死刑 sǐ xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 死刑 |
| death squad n | (group of executioners) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡小分队 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 敢死队 |
| death stare n | slang, figurative (hostile look) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡凝视 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡瞪 |
| | I got the death stare from Alice when she saw me flirting with her boyfriend. |
| death tax n | often plural (law: payable after death) | SCSimplified Chinese 遗产税 yí chǎn shuì
TCTraditional Chinese 遺產稅 |
| | After Lou's heirs paid death tax, there was virtually nothing left of his inheritance. |
| death threat n | (statement of intent to kill [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡威胁 |
| | He has received death threats because of his opposition to the new immigration law. |
| death throes npl | (final pangs, convulsions) | SCSimplified Chinese 垂死前的痛苦挣扎 |
| | The animal's death throes gradually weakened. |
| death throes npl | figurative (business: before dissolution) (企业等解体前的) | SCSimplified Chinese 垂死挣扎（阶段） |
| | The troubled company is in its final death throes. |
| death toll n | (total number of deaths) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡人数 sǐ wáng rén shù
TCTraditional Chinese 死亡人數 |
| | The death toll from the earthquake is rising rapidly as more and more bodies are found. |
| death trap n | figurative (unsafe building or vehicle) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡陷阱 |
| 备注: 潜藏祸患的建筑物、车辆等 |
| death warrant n | (order of execution) | SCSimplified Chinese 死刑执行令 |
| death warrant n | ([sth] that ends hope) | SCSimplified Chinese 致命打击 zhì mìng dǎ jī |
| death wish n | (psychiatry: desire to die) | SCSimplified Chinese （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. |
| deathbed n | (bed of a dying person) | SCSimplified Chinese 临终所卧的床 lín zhōng suǒ wò de chuáng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 临死所睡的床 lín zhōng suǒ wò de chuáng，lín sǐ suǒ shuì de chuáng |
| | All of the children were called to their father's deathbed. |
| die a natural death v expr | (die of natural causes) | SCSimplified Chinese 自然死去 zì rán sǐ qù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽其天年 zì rán sǐ qù，jìn qí tiān nián |
| | According to the coroner's report, Brown died a natural death. |
die the death,
die a death v expr | UK, informal (cease to be popular) | SCSimplified Chinese 销声匿迹 |
| | The fashion for Sanskrit tattoos seems to have died the death. |
| do [sth] to death v expr | informal, figurative, often passive (overdo [sth], do [sth] too often) | SCSimplified Chinese 做…得太多 zuò de tài duō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做烦了 zuò de tài duō，zuò fán le |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做腻了 |
| | Hollywood has done vampire movies to death. |
doula,
death doula n | (support person when dying) | SCSimplified Chinese 临终陪护 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡导乐师 |
| | The doula listened as the terminally ill man told her his fears. |
| early death n | (death before reaching old age) | SCSimplified Chinese 早逝 zǎo shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 夭折 zǎo shì，yāo zhé |
| | His smoking habit led to an early death. |
freeze,
freeze to death vi | figurative (person: get very cold) | SCSimplified Chinese 冻得慌 dòng de huāng
TCTraditional Chinese 凍得慌 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 觉得很冷 dòng de huāng，jué de hěn lěng
TCTraditional Chinese 覺得很冷 |
| | Kate's friend was taking ages to open the door. "Hurry up," Kate shouted. "Let me in before I freeze!" |
| | 凯特的朋友花了很长时间还没开门。“快点，”凯特大喊道，“让我进去，我冻得慌。” |
| freeze to death v expr | (die of extreme cold) | SCSimplified Chinese 冻死 dòng sǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 凍死 |
| | It's so cold out here I think I'm going to freeze to death. |
| have a death wish v expr | figurative, informal (behave in a reckless way) | SCSimplified Chinese 行为鲁莽, 不计后果, 找死 |
| | He drives that car as though he has a death wish. |
| have a death wish v expr | (psychiatry: wish for death) | SCSimplified Chinese 有死亡愿望 |
| | A psychiatrist diagnosed James as having a death wish. |
| | 一位精神病医生诊断詹姆斯有死亡倾向。 |
| in the face of death expr | (when confronting death) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对死亡 miàn duì sǐ wáng
TCTraditional Chinese 面對死亡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 受死亡威胁 miàn duì sǐ wáng，shòu sǐ wáng wēi xié |
| | A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring. |
| kiss of death n | figurative ([sth] with a destructive effect) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 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. |
| life-and-death n as adj | figurative (vitally important) | SCSimplified Chinese 生死攸关的, 重大的 |
| life-or-death n as adj | (with death as possible result) | SCSimplified Chinese 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de |
| life-or-death n as adj | figurative (extremely important) (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关系重大的 |
| living death n | (joyless existence or experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 活死人 huó sǐ rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 行尸走肉 huó sǐ rén，xíng shī zǒu ròu |
| | Sitting in history class was living death. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | SCSimplified Chinese 生死攸关的问题 shēng sǐ yōu guān de wèn tí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 紧要问题 |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
| natural death n | (death resulting from natural causes) | SCSimplified Chinese 正常死亡 zhèng cháng sǐ wáng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自然死亡 zhèng cháng sǐ wáng，zì rán sǐ wáng |
| | My grandfather was killed in an accident, but my grandmother died a natural death. |
be near death,
be close to death v expr | (be about to die) | SCSimplified Chinese 濒死 |
| near-death experience n | (coming close to death) | SCSimplified Chinese 濒死体验，濒死经历 |
out of the jaws of death,
from the jaws of death adv | figurative (out of mortal danger) | SCSimplified Chinese 逃脱鬼门关 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从死神嘴边逃脱 |
| | In the last scene, the hero snatches the heroine from the jaws of death just in time. |
| put [sb] to death v expr | often passive (execute) | SCSimplified Chinese 处决 chǔ jué |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 处死 chǔ jué，chǔ sǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 處死 |
| | In the past, criminals were often put to death in the most brutal manner. |
| scared to death adj | figurative, informal (terrified) | SCSimplified Chinese 怕得要死 pà dé yào sǐ |
| | When I was a child I was scared to death of werewolves. |
| sentence of death n | (being condemned to execution) | SCSimplified Chinese 死刑判决 sǐ xíng pàn jué
TCTraditional Chinese 死刑判決 |
| | The judge passed a sentence of death on the convicted murderer. |
| be sick to death of [sth/sb] v expr | figurative, informal (have had enough of) | SCSimplified Chinese 极度厌倦 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极度厌烦 |
| SIDS n | acronym (sudden infant death syndrome) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴儿瘁死综合症 yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
| stab [sb] to death v expr | often passive (kill [sb] by knife attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 捅死 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 刺死 |
| sudden death n | figurative (sports: overtime) (体育) | SCSimplified Chinese 最先得分者胜出的加时赛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 突然死亡法 |
| sudden infant death syndrome n | (death of a baby during sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴儿瘁死综合症 yīng ér cuì sǐ zōng hé zhèng |
tickled pink,
tickled to death adj | informal, figurative (delighted) | SCSimplified Chinese 高兴极了的 |
| | When I heard you two were getting married, I was tickled pink. |
| violent death n | (loss of life due to accident or attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴力死亡 bào lì sǐ wáng
TCTraditional Chinese 暴卒 |
| | He suffered a violent death at the hands of an unknown attacker. |