| 单词 | death toll |
| 释义 | death toll noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˈdeθ ˌtəʊl/us/ˈdeθ ˌtoʊl/thenumberofpeoplewhodiebecause of aneventsuch as awaror anaccident: 死亡人数Thedayafter theexplosionthedeathtollhadrisento 90.爆炸后的第二天死亡人数已上升到了90人。 Death and dying
death toll| American Dictionarydeath toll noun[C] us/ˈdeθ ˌtoʊl/thenumberofpeoplewhodiedas aresultof anevent: Thedayafter theearthquakethe death toll hadrisento 90. Examplesofdeath tolldeath toll The annualdeathtollfrom infectious diseases is now more than 17 million. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedeathtollkeeps increasing, even as politicians struggle to negotiate their individual share in the shrinking national pie. From theCambridge English Corpus The annualdeathtollwent in both towns from less than 5,000 burials per annum around 1600 to around 20,000 in the 1670s. From theCambridge English Corpus From thedeathtoll, we turn now to the dogs' suffering. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, he is diffident towards attempts to minimise thedeathtollinvolved (p. 175) or to play down political responsibilities. From theCambridge English Corpus In their absence, some observers have tried to calculate thedeathtollin 1947 by comparing census data. From theCambridge English Corpus Independent of which estimate represents the actualdeathtoll, there is no disagreement about the severity of this famine. From theCambridge English Corpus The living conditions in these camps are deplorable, and thedeathtollfrom dehydration, hunger and diseases has been alarming. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to sparking a particularly violent ethnic conflict, this coup attempt was thedeathtollfor a remarkable political turn-around. From theCambridge English Corpus The ensuingdeathtollfrom the combined effects of the occupation amounted to 200,000 by 1979 alone, out of a starting population of fewer than 700,000. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedeathtollis impossible to calculate. From theCambridge English Corpus The objection to the apparently compulsive use of such phrases as 'raging inferno' and 'deathtoll' is precisely that they may have lost their impact by constant use. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedeathtollfor 2005 was 41 500 people. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We now know about thedeathtolland therefore we have a moral obligation to ban tobacco advertising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who could be with an annualdeathtollof over 5,000 and an annual total of injured of over 200,000? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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