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

• Medical personnel warned that the death toll could rise further.
  医务人员警告称，死亡人数有可能上升。
• The officials said the death toll could rise.
  官员表示，死亡人数可能会上升。
• 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。
• 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。
• China Flood death toll rises to76.
  中国水灾死亡人数上升到76人。
• With a death toll of children that was terrifying.
  有一个孩子死亡的消息是可怕的。
• 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。
• 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。
• As the death toll in Syria approached 1,000, President Barack Obama finally announced sanctions against the regime.
  随着叙利亚死亡人数逼近1000，巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）总统终于宣布了对该政权实施制裁。
• 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。