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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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.

(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.

noun

the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster

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。
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。
This brought the death toll in six days of unrest to at least nine.
至此，在这场已持续6天的骚乱中，死亡人数已升至至少9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 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。
Tobacco's death toll has accelerated.
烟草死亡的人数增多了。
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。
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。
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。
But the death toll over the past two months appears to reinforce his optimism.
刚过去的这两个月的死亡人数的下降似乎在加强他的乐观。