death n.(1)死;死亡;(2)灭亡;毁灭
例:Last night's TV news said that by then the death of the missing people had not been proved yet. 昨晚电视新闻报道,到那时为止,失踪人员生死未卜。
The lasted bombing is the death of all our hope. 最近的爆炸事件使我们所有的希望都化为乌有。
dead adj.(1)死的;无生命的;(2)过时的;已废弃的;(3)寂静的;死气沉沉的
例:Her dead body lay peacefully on the bed. 她的尸体安详地躺在床上。
Is the Western a dead art form? 西部电影这种艺术形式过时了吗?
There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything. 那时既无剧院,又无电影院,也无咖啡馆,死气沉沉的。
die from 意为“由于……而死”,但一般常用于由外伤、衰老引起的死亡。例如:
The old man died from a car accident last year. 这个老人去年死于一场车祸。
die of意思同die from,但它一般指由于疾病、情感等原因引起的死亡。例如:
His grandfather died of liver cancer in 1992. 他的祖父1992年死于肝癌。
die out 意为“(家族、物种等)灭绝;绝迹”。例如:
Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. 恐龙在六千五百万年前灭绝了。