to the death

基本解释

But the mercenaries he employs may think differently: they are paid to fight, but not to the death.
但是他部署的雇佣军可能有其他想法：他们参战是为了钱，而不是来送死的。
The reports claim successes but also note that mistakes have led to the death of Afghan civilians and, as a result, eroded U.S. standing in Afghanistan.
这些报道称行动获得了胜利，但也指出一些错误导致阿富汗平民死亡，从而有损美国在阿富汗的声望。
Gladiators fought wild animals and one another to the death in return for their continued survival, the glory of victory, and precious gifts from their benefactors.
战士们与猛兽搏斗或自相残杀，至死方休，换来的除了继续生存的权利、胜利的荣耀、还有赞助者馈赠的厚礼。

Some experts believe the crash led to the death of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures.
And that is the sort of psycho-analytic one, ascribing this sense of lost in the past, to the death of Welles's mother.
这里面也有一点心理分析的成分，将迷失在过去的感觉归因于，是威尔斯母亲的去世。
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And the relay had closed on the poor creature, crushing it to death. The defense department didn't care about the loss of a moth.
可怜的虫子碾死了，国防部门并不关心,一个虫子的死活。
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Had Judy Bishop, witness to the death of her own son, made a similar calculation?
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