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

• 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 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。
• But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
  但多亏一个人，死亡人数已经下降。
• China Flood death toll rises to76.
  中国水灾死亡人数上升到76人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Floods have caused two more deaths in central and southwestern china, bringing the death toll to38.
  中国中部和西南地区的洪灾又导致两人丧生，使死亡人数上升至38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。
• 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。