1. C U 死，死亡，死亡时刻；死法；死状　 the end of the life; time or manner of dying
2. C 死因　 the cause of loss of life
3. S 毁灭，消失，终止　 destruction or disappearance
4. U 死神　 the destroyer of life

　announce the ～ of　宣告…逝世
　avenge the ～ of　为…的死报仇
　bring ～　带来死亡
　catch one's ～ of　患致命的…
　cause ～　造成死亡
　die a dog's ～　惨死，可耻地死去，潦倒而死
　die a hero's ～　英勇牺牲
　die a natural ～　寿终正寝
　die a slow ～　慢慢平息
　do sb to ～　杀死某人
　drink oneself to ～　喝得醉死过去
　escape ～　幸免于死
　face ～　面对死亡
　fear ～　怕死
　fight to the ～　战斗到底，战死
　have a happy ～　幸福地死去
　meet ～　面临死亡
　mourn sb's ～　沉痛哀悼…的逝世
　put sb to ～　处死某人
　receive ～ at sb's hand　自寻短见
　suffer ～　遭受死亡
　stone sb to ～　用石头砸死某人
　brave ～　勇敢的死
　certain ～　无可避免的死亡
　cruel ～　惨死
　early ～　早逝，夭折，夭亡
　happy ～　幸福的死
　inglorious ～　可耻的死
　living ～　活地狱
　many ～s　许多死亡
　natural ～　老死，因年老而死
　sure ～　必然的死亡
　the Black D-　黑死病
　brain ～　脑死亡
　～ bell　丧钟
　～ blow　致命的打击
　～ chair　（处决死囚的）电椅
　～ control　靠现代医学使寿命延长的做法
　～ roll　死亡名册
　at ～　逝世时
　by the ～ of sb　由于某人的逝世
　in ～ as in life　虽死犹生
　in the ～ of sb　由于某人的逝世
　in the hour of sb's ～　在某人逝世的时刻
　day of ～　死期
　point of ～　死亡的边缘
　to the ～　至死，到底
　until ～　终生
　～ by　死于
　～ by fire　被火烧死
　～ by hanging　绞死
　～ in the family　家中有人亡故
　～ of one's hopes　希望的破灭
　～ on　善于，是…能手，对…极为不满，竭力反对
　～ on smoking　竭力反对抽烟

　Death comes to all men.　人皆有死。
　All men must die, but death can vary in its significance.　人总是要死的，但死的意义有所不同。
　Her death was a real grief.　她的去世实在令人痛心。
　His wife's death was a great blow to him.　他妻子去世对他是一个沉重的打击。
　The alternatives are death and submission.　或死或降，任选其一。
　He was willing to risk death to save his friend.　他甘愿冒死去救朋友。
　The Supreme Court is expected to uphold the death sentence.　预计最高法院将维持死刑的原判。
　After death, the king's body was interred in a specially constructed tomb.　那国王死后被安葬在一座特别建筑的坟墓里。
　The sick man is in danger of death.　这位病人有死亡的危险。
　March 6 is the date of his death.　他死的日期是3月6日。
　The news of his death filled her with despair.　他去世的消息使她绝望了。
　She described how she had narrowly escaped death.　她叙述了她九死一生的经历。
　If their identity should be discovered, it would mean sure death.　万一他们的身份被发觉，那就免不了一死。
　They avenged his death by burning the village.　他们烧毁村子，为他的死复仇。
　The worker was scalded to death when the boiler exploded.　锅炉爆炸时那个工人被开水烫死。
　The chief of the police force spread the word that he would put to death all the arrested student representatives.　警察长扬言要枪毙这些被捕的学生代表。
　Jack was sentenced to death for murdering his wife.　杰克因谋杀他的妻子被判处死刑。
　Drink will be the death of him.　酗酒将会要他的命。
　Oh, don't make me laugh any more or you'll be the death of me.　啊！别再让我笑了，不然非笑死我不可。
　The protest will die a slow death.　抗议将会慢慢平息。
　Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton.　死神常被画成骷髅。

 ♣ as pale as death
　面无人色　very pale
　The two hostages looked as pale as death when they were released by the terrorists after being held for six months.　这两个人质被关押了6个月，恐怖分子释放他们时，他们看上去面无人色。
 ♣ at death's door
　就要死掉　dying
　He seemed to be at death's door from his illness.　他似乎病得要死了。
　We were very distressed to hear that our favourite aunt was at death's door.　听说我们最热爱的姑妈快要死了，我们感到非常悲痛。
 ♣ be sick to death of
　对…极厌倦　feel very tired about sth
　I'm sick to death of your complaints.　我对你的抱怨厌烦透了。
 ♣ catch one's death
　得致命的感冒　catch a chill bad cold
　Put on a coat if you are going out in the snow or you'll catch your death.　如果你打算冒风雪外出的话，请穿上外套，要不然你会得重感冒的。
　Don't stand out in the cold like that—you'll catch your death!　天那么冷，别呆在外面，你会得重伤风的！
　Johnny fell in icy water and almost caught his death of a cold.　约翰尼掉进冰水里得重感冒差一点一命呜呼。
 ♣ dice with death
　冒生命危险　risk on life
　You're dicing with death by driving that car so fast.　你把车开得那么快简直在找死。
　The policeman diced with death as he chased the criminal across the rooftops.　这个警察冒着生命危险跨越屋顶追捕罪犯。
 ♣ die the death
　突然停止　stop suddenly
　After getting bad reviews the play quickly died the death.　受到贬评之后，该剧就突然停演了。
 ♣ do to death
　把…重复得令人厌烦　overdo; overexpose
　The television companies have done to death the coverage of the election, I'm tired of it already.　电视公司把选举的报道重复得令人生厌，我早已感到厌倦了。
　I used to like that song once, but now it's been done to death; every singer has made a record of it.　我过去一直很喜欢那首歌，可现在它老是重复着唱令人生厌；每一个歌手都录制了这首歌。
 ♣ feel like death warmed up
　感到筋疲力尽　feel exhausted
　I was at a party till three o'clock this morning and I still feel like death warmed up.　今天早晨3点我才离开聚会场地，因而我仍然感到筋疲力尽。
 ♣ in at the death
　看到事情的结局　present at the very end
　I've worked on this project for nearly three years and with only two weeks to go I'm determined to be in at the death.　为这个项目我已经工作3年，还剩下仅有的两个星期，我决心看到项目的完成。
　Did they finally decide to dismiss the workers?—Yes, I was in at the death when the employers had their meeting last night.　他们最后是否决定解雇这些工人了?——是的，昨晚那些雇主开会时我在场。
 ♣ put to death
　处死，杀死　kill
　The blood-sucker was put to death by the peasants there and then.　噬血的资本家立即被农民杀掉了。
 ♣ tickle to death
　非常高兴　highly amused
　We were all tickled to death at the antics of the clowns.　看到小丑的滑稽动作，我们乐极了。
 ♣ to death
　极其，非常　very
　I am sick to death of your complaints.　我对你的抱怨听得烦死了。
　I see you are tired to death.　我看你累得要死。
 ♣ to the death
　到底，至死　until sb is defeated or killed
　With only two rounds to go, both boxers were determined to fight to the death.　仅剩下两局了，两位拳击手决心打到底。
　The boy said that he would stand by his mate to the death.　那孩子说他将至死支持他的伙伴。
 ♣ work to death
　把…累垮；把…损坏　force sb/sth to work excessively
　The company expects hard work, but refuses to work its employees to death.　公司要求工作勤奋，但不想把雇员累垮。
　The engine had been worked to death and was in need of major repairs.　这个引擎已被用坏了，需要大修。

 ♣ to death, to the death
　两者意思不同：前者作“十分”“很”解；而后者是“直到死；到最后”的意思。

　这两辆车相撞造成三人死亡。
　［误］ The collision resulted in three death.
　［正］ The collision resulted in three deaths.
　［析］ death表示“某人之死”时是不可数名词，但表示“某种类型的死”或“多少人的死”时是可数名词。

　［同义词］ decease, demise, dissolution, extinction
　［反义词］ birth, life
　［词源］中古英语deth<古英语death（死）