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●词性:名词(100%)
♬英/deθ/ 美/deθ/
⊕1、死亡
→the permanent end of life
使用率:高频(约75%)
用法:抽象概念时不可数,具体死亡事件可加冠词
常用搭配:cause of death (死因), sudden death (猝死)
例句:
The doctor recorded the ☞death☜ time as 3:15 AM.
(医生记录死亡时间为凌晨3点15分)
Smoking increases the risk of premature ☞death☜.
(吸烟会增加早逝风险)
Ancient Egyptians believed in life after ☞death☜.
(古埃及人相信死后有来生)
The novel's opening scene depicts a violent ☞death☜.
(小说开篇描写了一起暴力死亡事件)
Forest fires caused massive ☞death☜ of wildlife.
(森林大火导致野生动物大量死亡)
⊕2、极度状态
→extreme boredom/fear etc.
使用率:低频(约15%)
用法:不可数名词。非正式口语,与介词to连用
常用搭配:bored to death (无聊透顶), scared to death (吓死)
例句:
This lecture is boring me to ☞death☜.
(这个讲座让我无聊得要命)
She was scared to ☞death☜ of public speaking.
(她害怕公开演讲到极点)
The kids froze to ☞death☜ during the horror movie.
(孩子们看恐怖片时吓得要死)
I'll tease him to ☞death☜ about his new haircut.
(我要拿他的新发型狠狠开玩笑)
Waiting in queues drives me to ☞death☜.
(排队等待让我抓狂)
⊕3、终止/毁灭
→the end of something's existence
使用率:中频(约8%)
用法:不可数名词。比喻义,多用于文化/科技领域
常用搭配:death of tradition (传统的消亡), death knell (丧钟)
例句:
Digital cameras caused the ☞death☜ of film photography.
(数码相机导致胶片摄影的消亡)
Many see this as the ☞death☜ of privacy.
(许多人认为这是隐私的终结)
The scandal sounded the ☞death☜ knell for his career.
(丑闻敲响了他职业生涯的丧钟)
Plastic bags accelerated the ☞death☜ of coral reefs.
(塑料袋加速了珊瑚礁的灭亡)
Some call it the ☞death☜ of handwritten letters.
(有人称此为手写信件的终结)
⊕4、死亡数/死亡人数(一般用复数)
→number of deaths
使用率:低频(约2%)
用法:复数形式表统计数据
常用搭配:COVID19 deaths (新冠死亡病例), traffic deaths (交通事故死亡)
例句:
The city reported five ☞deaths☜ from heatstroke this summer.
(今夏该市报告5例中暑死亡)
Car accidents cause thousands of ☞deaths☜ annually.
(车祸每年导致数千人死亡)
The war's civilian ☞deaths☜ exceeded 10,000.
(战争中的平民死亡人数超过1万)
Vaccines reduced infant ☞deaths☜ by 40%.
(疫苗使婴儿死亡率下降40%)
The newspaper listed flood-related ☞deaths☜.
(报纸刊登了洪水相关死亡名单)
◆总结→
◎核心词性:名词(单一词性多维度语义)
◎高频场景:医学报告(死亡时间/原因)、法律文件(死亡证明)、日常夸张表达(bored to death)
◎学习重点:
区分抽象概念(不可数)与具体事件(可数)
掌握比喻义(如传统的消亡)与数据表达(死亡人数)
◎使用要点:
"death"作比喻义时需搭配具体对象(the death of...)
非正式用法(bored to death)多用于口语
◎易错点:
误加复数表抽象死亡(✘ many deaths from old age → ✔ much death from old age)
混淆"death"与"dying"(前者强调结果,后者强调过程)
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