suicide
n
1
(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).
New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上,那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。
He passed his exams, and even better, when he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business, offering guide services to tourists.
他考试过关了,更惬意的是,他大学毕业时,所赚的钱足够他开始经营自己的行业--为游客提供导游服务。
They discovered that the farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was.