suicide

英 [ˈsuːɪsaɪd]

美 [ˈsuːɪsaɪd]

n.  自杀; 自杀性行为; 自毁; 自取灭亡的行为; 自杀者

复数：suicides　

CET6考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.3655 / COCA.2274

牛津词典

noun

• 自杀
  the act of killing yourself deliberately
  1. to commit suicide
     自杀
  2. an attempted suicide (= one in which the person survives)
     自杀未遂
  3. a suicide letter/note (= written before sb tries to commit suicide )
     绝命书
  4. a suicide bomber (= who expects to die while trying to kill other people with a bomb)
     自杀性爆炸者
• 自杀性行为；自毁；自取灭亡的行为
  a course of action that is likely to ruin your career, position in society, etc.
  1. It would have been political suicide for him to challenge the allegations in court.
     假如当时他在法庭上质疑那些指控，那无异于自毁政治前程。
• 自杀者
  a person who commits suicide

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 自杀
  People who commitsuicidedeliberately kill themselves because they do not want to continue living.
  1. She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
     她自杀过好几次。
  2. ...a case of attempted suicide.
     自杀未遂事件
  3. ...a growing number of suicides in the community.
     社会上越来越多的自杀事件
• N-UNCOUNT 自杀性行为;自毁;自取灭亡的行为
  You say that people commitsuicidewhen they deliberately do something which ruins their career or position in society.
  1. Quite a few have committed social suicide by writing their boring memoirs...
     有一些人因为写那些枯燥无味的回忆录而毁了自己的社会形象。
  2. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
     他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
• ADJ (袭击、任务、爆炸)自杀性的
  The people involved in asuicideattack, mission, or bombing do not expect to survive.
  1. According to the army, the teenager said he was on a 'suicide mission' for the movement.
     军方消息称，这个少年说他正在为这次运动执行“自杀性任务”。
  2. ...a suicide bomber.
     自杀性炸弹袭击者

英英释义

noun

• the act of killing yourself
  1. it is a crime to commit suicide
  Synonym:self-destructionself-annihilation
• a person who kills himself intentionally
  Synonym:felo-de-se

双语例句

• He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal.
  他选择了自杀，不愿面对牵扯进这桩丑闻所带来的耻辱。
• The possibility of suicide was ruled out.
  自杀的可能性已被排除。
• She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
  她自杀过好几次。
• More than once, depression drove him to attempt suicide
  抑郁症使他不止一次地企图自杀。
• She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide.
  她昨天在数成百万人面前倾吐心声，讲述了自己是如何差点轻生的。
• He did not succeed in committing suicide.
  他自杀未遂。
• Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress
  青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。
• Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin
  当苏联军队逼近柏林的时候，希特勒自杀了。
• Some people unluckily achieve suicide when they only meant to attempt it.
  一些人只是想尝试一下自杀，但却不幸真的身亡了。
• Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
  事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。