death toll
英 [ˈdeθ təʊl]
美 [ˈdeθ toʊl]
n. (事故、战争、灾难等的)死亡人数
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- (事故、战争、灾难等的)死亡人数
the number of people killed in an accident, a war, a disaster, etc.
柯林斯词典
- (事故、灾难或战争中的)死亡人数
Thedeath tollof an accident, disaster, or war is the number of people who die in it.
英英释义
noun
- the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
双语例句
- The death toll from Burma's cyclone could exceed 100,000, the US embassy in Rangoon said last night.
美国驻仰光大使馆昨晚表示,缅甸热带风暴导致的死亡人数可能超过10万人。 - The death toll could rise considerably as more information comes in from the area hit by the earthquake.
地震灾区传来的更多信息显示,死亡人数可能会大幅上升。 - Were the attacks to have succeeded the death toll would have been horrendous.
如果袭击行动得逞,那么死亡人数将是可怕的。 - Official reports put the death toll at under one hundred, but unofficial estimates speak of at least two hundred dead.
官方报道说死亡人数在100人以下,但非官方估计至少有200人死亡。 - For months, President Karzai has complained of foreign troops inflicting a heavy death toll on Afghan non-combatants.
这几个月来,卡尔扎伊总统抱怨外国部队在阿富汗造成巨大的非战斗死亡人数。 - This brought the death toll in six days of unrest to at least nine.
至此,在这场已持续6天的骚乱中,死亡人数已升至至少9人。 - The day after the explosion the death toll had risen to90.
爆炸发生后的第二天,死亡人数升至90人。 - The leaves of the tree are dying off. Officials expect the death toll to rise.
树上的叶子相继枯死。当地官员预估死亡人数会继续增加。 - Police said the teacher's bravery had prevented an even higher death toll.
警方称,正是由于这位教师的英勇行为才避免了更多的人伤亡。 - But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
但多亏一个人,死亡人数已经下降。