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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
China Flood death toll rises to76.
中国水灾死亡人数上升到76人。
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。
Tobacco's death toll has accelerated.
烟草死亡的人数增多了。
But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.
但多亏一个人，死亡人数已经下降。