death toll

英 [ˈdeθ təʊl]

美 [ˈdeθ toʊl]

n.  (事故、战争、灾难等的)死亡人数

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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

• 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。
• One person died in the hospital Sunday, raising the death toll to 294.
  星期天有一人在医院死亡，使得地震死亡人数上升到294人。
• Death toll rises to6 in workshop collapse.
  江苏南通兴建厂房倒塌，死亡人数上升至6人。
• But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
  但多亏一个人，死亡人数已经下降。
• The death toll was unchanged from Friday, Xinhua said.
  新华社说，死亡病例较上周五没有变化。
• 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。
• There are no official figures on the civilian death toll.
  平民死亡人数还没有官方的数据。
• Conservation measures have been implemented to help reduce this high death toll.
  保护措施已经实施，有助于减少这样高的死亡数目。
• 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。