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

At least 72 others were injured but officials say the death toll is expected to rise.
此次事件中，至少还有72人受伤。但是俄罗斯官员称，预计死亡人数会上升。
With a death toll of children that was terrifying.
有一个孩子死亡的消息是可怕的。
But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
但多亏一个人，死亡人数已经下降。
The death toll could rise considerably as more information comes in from the area hit by the earthquake.
地震灾区传来的更多信息显示，死亡人数可能会大幅上升。
On taking office he called the Kunduz airstrike militarily "appropriate" despite its horrific death toll.
甫一上任，他就鼓吹昆都士的空袭是军事上“合适”的，尽管死亡人数非常惊人。
Police said the teacher's bravery had prevented an even higher death toll.
警方称，正是由于这位教师的英勇行为才避免了更多的人伤亡。
There are no official figures on the civilian death toll.
平民死亡人数还没有官方的数据。
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。
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。
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。