Death
死，死亡
The tongue has the power of life and death，
and those who love it will eat its fruit. 
—Proverbs 18:21—
生死在舌头的权下，
喜爱他的，必吃他所结的果子。
—箴言18:21—
Death   UK  /deθ/   US  /deθ/
noun [ C or U ]  死，死亡
Do you believe in life after death? 
你相信死后还有来世吗？
to death 至死，直到死亡
He choked to death on a fish bone. 
他被一根鱼刺卡死了。
The traitor was put to death (= killed as a punishment). 
叛徒被处死了。
Death toll 死亡人数
The day after the explosion the death toll had risen to 90. 
爆炸后的第二天死亡人数已上升到了90人。
The death of somebody / something
…的死因；…的末路，…的毁灭
That child will be the death of me (= is always doing something which upsets me)!
这孩子非把我烦死不可！
Living death 生不如死的生活，活受罪，煎熬
She can't walk or feed herself and she can barely speak - it's a living death. 
她自己无法走路，也无法吃东西，而且几乎无法说话——真是活受罪啊。
Kiss of death 必然会导致其他事物失败的事物
Rain is the kiss of death for a barbecue. 
下雨就肯定不能烧烤了。
A fate worse than death 令人极为不快的事
When you're 16, an evening at home with your parents seems like a fate worse than death. 
到了16岁，晚上在家和父母呆在一起似乎是极其难受的事。
Sign your own death warrant 自我毁灭；自寻死路
She signed her own death warrant by refusing to do what the boss demanded. 
她拒绝了老板的要求，简直是自寻死路。
Life-and-death 生死攸关的（有人可能会丧生的）
We were now in a life-and-death situation. 
我们现在处于生死攸关的情形下。
Death threats 死亡威胁
Bored, frightened, etc. to death 无聊（吓等）得要死的
On death roll （死囚）等待受刑，将被处死
Brain death 脑死亡
Near-death experience 濒死体验
Be at death’s door 病入膏肓
Death squad （尤指除掉政敌的）暗杀队
Death blow 致命的打击
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
—Proverbs 18:21—
文稿/主播：Vivian 
排版：Elsie
校对：Snow
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