suicide
n
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(a) [U] killing oneself intentionally 自杀: commit suicide 自杀
four cases of suicide 四起自杀案件.
(b) [C] act of this 自杀行为
three suicides in one week 一周中的三起自杀事件.
2 [C] person who commits suicide 自杀者.
3 [U] (fig 比喻) any action that may have serious consequences for oneself 给自己带来严重後果的行为
political suicide, ie action by a politician that will ruin his career 政治上的自杀(政治家自毁前程)
economic suicide, eg adopting policies that will ruin the economy 经济上的自杀(如施行导致经济崩溃的政策).
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
1 Make a list of 10 things which you like doing most.