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

• Yang said "people on the scene" said the death toll could rise substantially.
  杨说在现场的人说死亡人数还会实质性地上升。
• 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。
• Chernobyl's total death toll and long-term health effects remain a subject of intense debate.
  切尔诺贝利总的死亡人数及长期健康影响一直持续着激烈的讨论。
• 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。
• With a death toll of children that was terrifying.
  有一个孩子死亡的消息是可怕的。
• 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。
• Tobacco's death toll has accelerated.
  烟草死亡的人数增多了。
• A rise in the death toll of the Atlanta bus crash, claiming members of a college baseball team.
  在亚特兰大大巴碰撞事故中的死亡人数又有了增加，并宣布了一只大学棒球对的人数。
• But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
  但多亏一个人，死亡人数已经下降。
• 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。