suicide

noun

1. 自杀
   the act of killing yourself deliberately
   1. to commit suicide
      自杀
   2. an attempted suicide (= one in which the person survives)
      自杀未遂
   3. a suicide letter/note (= written before sb tries to commit suicide )
      绝命书
   4. a suicide bomber (= who expects to die while trying to kill other people with a bomb)
      自杀性爆炸者
2. 自杀性行为；自毁；自取灭亡的行为
   a course of action that is likely to ruin your career, position in society, etc.
   1. It would have been political suicide for him to challenge the allegations in court.
      假如当时他在法庭上质疑那些指控，那无异于自毁政治前程。
3. 自杀者
   a person who commits suicide

1. N-VAR 自杀
   People who commit suicide deliberately kill themselves because they do not want to continue living.
   1. She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
      她自杀过好几次。
   2. ...a case of attempted suicide.
      自杀未遂事件
   3. ...a growing number of suicides in the community.
      社会上越来越多的自杀事件
2. N-UNCOUNT 自杀性行为;自毁;自取灭亡的行为
   You say that people commit suicide when they deliberately do something which ruins their career or position in society.
   1. Quite a few have committed social suicide by writing their boring memoirs...
      有一些人因为写那些枯燥无味的回忆录而毁了自己的社会形象。
   2. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
      他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
3. ADJ (袭击、任务、爆炸)自杀性的
   The people involved in a suicide attack, mission, or bombing do not expect to survive.
   1. According to the army, the teenager said he was on a 'suicide mission' for the movement.
      军方消息称，这个少年说他正在为这次运动执行“自杀性任务”。
   2. ...a suicide bomber.
      自杀性炸弹袭击者

1. He's bent on suicide.
   他执意要自杀。
2. The inquest will bring in a verdict of suicide.
   这次审讯将得出自杀的结论。
3. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty
   那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
4. The coroner immediately classified his death as a suicide.
   验尸官立即断定他的死亡属于自杀。
5. Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin
   当苏联军队逼近柏林的时候，希特勒自杀了。
6. There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.
   有未经证实的报道说他曾企图自杀。
7. Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
   事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。
8. More than once, depression drove him to attempt suicide
   抑郁症使他不止一次地企图自杀。
9. I was grieved to hear of the suicide of James
   听到詹姆斯自杀的消息，我非常伤心。
10. She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide.
    她昨天在数成百万人面前倾吐心声，讲述了自己是如何差点轻生的。
11. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress
    青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。
12. He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal.
    他选择了自杀，不愿面对牵扯进这桩丑闻所带来的耻辱。
13. Suicide is often connected with socio-economic deprivation.
    自杀经常与社会经济权利的丧失有关。
14. It would be unfair to Debby's family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide
    猜测黛比自杀的原因对她的家人来说是不公平的。
15. She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
    她自杀过好几次。
16. Quite a few have committed social suicide by writing their boring memoirs
    有一些人因为写那些枯燥无味的回忆录而毁了自己的社会形象。
17. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
    他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
18. According to the army, the teenager said he was on a 'suicide mission' for the movement.
    军方消息称，这个少年说他正在为这次运动执行“自杀性任务”。
19. Police refused to say if the couple died in a suicide pact.
    警察拒绝回答这对夫妇是否是一起自杀的。
20. Some people unluckily achieve suicide when they only meant to attempt it.
    一些人只是想尝试一下自杀，但却不幸真的身亡了。
21. He attempted to end his trouble by suicide.
    他想以自杀来了却他的心病。
22. The possibility of suicide was ruled out.
    自杀的可能性已被排除。
23. He did not succeed in committing suicide.
    他自杀未遂。
24. I set myself up on a large rock, rifle in hand, suicide note in pocket.
    我把自己安置在一块大石头上，手里握着来福枪，兜里揣着遗书。
25. In utter despair he committed suicide.
    一切都已断念，他终于走上自杀之路。
26. He brooded on whether she should commit suicide.
    他想她是不是死于自杀。
27. David was an unsuccessful suicide.
    大卫自杀未遂。
28. In auguest, I confess, the thought of suicide more than once crossed my own mind.
    我承认，自杀的念头在8月间也曾不止一次掠过我自己的心头。
29. Killing me would be your suicide.
    如果你自杀了就能杀了我。

noun

1. the act of killing yourself
   1. it is a crime to commit suicide

   Synonym:    self-destructionself-annihilation

2. a person who kills himself intentionally

   Synonym:    felo-de-se