suicide
noun
uk/ˈsuː.ɪ.saɪd/us/ˈsuː.ə.saɪd/suicidenoun(DEATH)
B2[UorC]
theactofkillingyourselfintentionally:
Ilostmyyoungerbrotherto suicide.
Sheattemptedsuicide when she was ateenager.
The suiciderateamong men between theagesof 16 and 25 hasrisenalarmingly.16至25岁之间男性的自杀率攀升速度令人担忧。
Many suicidesoccurinprisons.监狱中的自杀事件很多。
Compare
manslaughter
murdernoun(CRIME)
[C]
apersonwho haskilledthemselvesintentionally:
Heprovedthat the two "suicides" were infactmurdered.
- All theevidencepointsto suicide.
- Thefamilywereshatteredat thenewsof Annabel's suicide.
- Theprimesuspectin thecasecommittedsuicide.
- Thestatehadpresentednoevidenceagainst the three suicides.
Killing
- -cide
- abattoir
- anti-suicide
- assisted suicide
- butchery
- claimsomeone'slifeidiom
- commit
- culpable homicide
- deadly
- exterminate
- liquidate
- misery
- mortal
- neutralization
- neutralize
- non-fatal
- overlie
- poison
- sacrifice
- wring
suicidenoun(DAMAGING YOURSELF)
[U]
anyactthat has theeffectofcausingyourowndefeat:
自杀性行为；自取灭亡的行为[+ to infinitive]As aleaderheknowsthat it ispoliticalsuicidetoappearindecisive.他知道作为一位领袖表现得犹疑不定无疑是在政治上自取灭亡。
Publiclybattlingwithyourrecordcompanycan becareersuicide.
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- be a tall orderidiom
- be asking for troubleidiom
- beyourown worst enemyidiom
- catch
- catchsomeoneout
- dig
- make heavy weather ofsomethingidiom
- overburden
- pitchforksomeoneintosomething
- plunge
- plunge(someone/something)intosomething
- shoot
- subjectsomeone/somethingtosomething
- suicidal
- swamp
- tall
- toughness
- trouble
- wrong-foot