News vocabulary 遇袭身亡

遇袭身亡
yùxí shēnwáng

“遇” v. meet; encounter; see; come across(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“袭” v. make a surprise attack; raid (Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“身亡” v. to die (Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“遇袭身亡” v. be killed during an attack



新闻例句


中国驻阿富汗大使馆昨日证实,3名在阿富汗经商的中国公民在所居住的公寓楼内遇袭身亡。(Source: 深圳卫视)

The Chinese Embassy to Afghanistan confirmed yesterday that three Chinese nationals who own businesses in Afghanistan had died after being attacked in their apartment building.



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