摘要：一、“动词+死”这种夸张的说法，有的可以翻译成… to death，但有的不行，比如“臭死”就不行，正确的说法是：

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一、“动词+死”这种夸张的说法，有的可以翻译成… to death，但有的不行，比如“臭死”就不行，正确的说法是：

(1) Gross out someone 臭死某人了

I was grossed out by your stinky feet.

我都被你的小臭脚熏死了。

二、接下来我们介绍可以用to death表夸张的情况。

(2) Bore someone to death 无聊死某人了

A: Worky, worky, worky...

工作，工作，工作……

B: Stop... boring me to death.

停……我要无聊死了。

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(3) Scare someone to death

Frighten someone to death

吓死某人

A: Threaten to tell her boss unless she stops seeing Rob. Scare her to death.

你就威胁要告诉她老板，除非她跟罗伯断绝往来。把她吓死。

B: I suppose that could work.

我猜这招可能会有用。

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Woman: I hope Horace won't frighten her to death. How long has she been in America?

希望贺瑞斯不要把她给吓死了。她来美国多久了？

Man: Three days.

三天。

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(4) Freezing to death 冻死了

You lied about the hot water.

你骗我说还有热水。

l'm freezing, freezing to death.

我好冷啊，冻死了。

Hug me?

抱我一下好吗？

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三、… to death除了表夸张，还可以表示“死因”，如：

(5) Burned to death 被烧死

(6) Stoned to death 被砸死

(7) Starve to death 饿死

(8) Beaten to death 被打死

(9) Sentenced to death 被判处死刑

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